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Tag: minibus

Definitions tagged minibus in the street dictionary.

caliente

A public bus (guagua) that lacks air conditioning and stops anywhere along its route to pick up or drop off passengers. The conductors often pack these vehicles to capacity to maximize fares. It is a cheaper alternative to express buses, which have air conditioning and make fewer stops. (In the Dominican Republic, a guagua is the standard term for a bus or transport van.)

It is already late and the Expresses are not running anymore, we are going to have to take a caliente.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Anónimo

Palo de la Cotorra

In the Dominican Republic, the Palo de la Cotorra is the improvised seat found in minibuses, consisting of a padded board placed in the gap behind the front seats to squeeze in more passengers (public minibuses often use these makeshift seats to increase capacity during busy hours).

It was rush hour and I had to ride on the Palo de la Cotorra.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Individuo

cocina

In the Dominican Republic, this refers to the back row of seats in a bus or public transport van.

The bus is empty, go to the cocina because that seat is for six people.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Individuo