noun
- a three-wheeled motorized taxi or passenger vehicle, common in Southeast Asia
Usage: informal; chiefly used in Vietnam and Cambodia
prefix
- a combining form meaning circle, ring, or cycle, used in scientific and technical terms
Usage: used in chemistry, biology, and other scientific fields
Examples
- We took a cyclo through the streets of Hanoi.
- The cyclo driver navigated the busy market with ease.
- Cyclohexane is a cyclo compound used in organic chemistry.
- A cyclo structure contains atoms arranged in a ring formation.
- Tourists often ride in a cyclo to see the old city.
- The prefix cyclo- appears in words like cyclone and bicycle.