tro-tro
n.— «Each tro-tro runs along specified routes with destinations yelled to potential passengers out the window by the driver’s assistant (or “mate”) and—in the case of loud street noise—the holler is accompanied by a quick hand signal.» —“Ghana’s transit system just might be the answer to Seattle gridlock” by Jessica Sillman in Accra, Ghana Seattle TImes (Wash.) Sept. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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