De taxi
Example: We namen de taxi naar het hotel na een lange vlucht.
Definition
"De taxi" refers to a car licensed to transport passengers for a fare, commonly used in tourism to travel conveniently from one place to another, such as from an airport to a hotel after a long flight.
Etymology
The word "de taxi" comes from the French word 'taxi,' which itself is short for 'taxicab,' derived from 'taximeter cabriolet.' The taximeter was an invention that measured the fare based on distance traveled, and 'cabriolet' referred to a type of horse-drawn carriage. Did you know that the concept of a taxi dates back to 17th-century Paris?
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"De taxi" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Tourism - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 135 commonly used words.
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