sherut

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שירות \ שֵׁרוּת (sherút).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeɪˈɹuːt/

Noun

sherut (plural sheruts)

1. A share taxi, especially in Israel.
   • 1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 24:

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

Anagrams

• Hestur, Huster, reshut, suther, thurse