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público

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[poo-bli-koh, poo-blee-kaw] / ˈpu blɪˌkoʊ, ˈpu βliˌkɔ /

noun

plural

públicos
  1. (especially in Puerto Rico) a taxi that picks up and discharges passengers along a fixed route.


Etymology

Origin of público

From Latin American Spanish; Spanish: literally, “public (transportation)”; public

Example Sentences

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Cuando Kawhi Leonard crecía en Moreno Valley, solía acudir al All-Star Weekend de la NBA en Los Ángeles, en el pabellón entonces conocido como Staples Center, y se mezclaba con el público en el Centro de Convenciones de Los Ángeles durante las festividades.

From Los Angeles Times

An opinion poll published by the Publico daily on Wednesday gave Seguro 67 percent of voter support and Ventura 33 percent.

From Barron's

One professor at University of Lisbon who taught Neves Valente as an undergraduate told Publico, a newspaper in Lisbon, that he had a confrontational personality in class.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nuno Morais, a college classmate, told Publico, the Lisbon newspaper, that after Neves Valente left Brown he returned to Portugal, where he worked for an internet-services provider and a telecom company.

From The Wall Street Journal

An immense sculptural beehive oven, “Pansa del Publicó,” which he originally built as a public sculpture at L.A.

From Los Angeles Times