sherut

/ʃeɪˈɹuːt/

Etymology

From Hebrew שירות /שֵׁרוּת (sherút, “service”), ellipsis of מוֹנִית שֵׁרוּת (monít sherút, “shuttle taxi”).

sherut means synonym of shared taxi. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

Synonym of shared taxi.“I catch a sherut from the corner of Ben Yehuda that'll take me into the centre of Tel Aviv […].”