Home › Words › C › colectivocolectivocolectivo means A kind of bus or shared taxi in South America.EtymologyUnadapted borrowing from Spanish colectivo. In reference to shared taxis, clipping of taxi colectivo. Doublet of collective.nounA kind of bus or shared taxi in South America.A government-backed far-left paramilitary group in VenezuelaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.voladora 59% match — A small bus used for public transportation in the Dominican Republic. vs colectivo →daladala 55% match — Synonym of shared taxi. vs colectivo →dolmus 54% match — Synonym of shared taxi. vs colectivo →bicitaxi 54% match — rickshaw, cycle taxi vs colectivo →coachlet 53% match — A little coach (vehicle). vs colectivo →colla 53% match — An indigenous people of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. vs colectivo →motorcoach 53% match — A motorised bus, or coach. vs colectivo →kombi 52% match — A minivan. vs colectivo →