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droshky

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɒʃkɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(droshkē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
drosh•ky  (droshkē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -kies. 
  1. Transporta light, low, four-wheeled, open vehicle used mainly in Russia, in which the passengers sit astride or sideways on a long, narrow bench.
  2. Transportany of various other carriages, used mainly in Russia.
  • Russian drózhki, origin, originally diminutive of drógi a long, bodyless wagon, plural (functioning as singular) of drogá one of the shafts joining the front and rear axles of a wagon
  • 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
droshky /ˈdrɒʃkɪ/, drosky /ˈdrɒskɪ/ n ( pl -kies)
  1. an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia
Etymology: 19th Century: from Russian drozhki, diminutive of drogi a wagon, from droga shaft
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