Definition
A variant spelling of hansom, referring to the two-wheeled horse-drawn taxi that was common in Victorian cities.
Etymology
Compound of 'hansom' (from designer J.A. Hansom) and 'cab' (short for cabriolet, from French). Written as two words or sometimes hyphenated, referring to the specific taxi service that operated with these carriages.
Kelly Says
Hansom cabs became so iconic in Victorian London that Sherlock Holmes stories constantly reference them as the quick getaway vehicle of choice—they were essentially the 'Uber' of the 1800s, available on street corners and incredibly fast.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አ cavallo
and-a cavallo
BNবাংলা
ঘোড়ার গাড়ি
ghor-ar ga-di
CACatalà
hansomcab
hansomcab
DADansk
kalesje
ka-leh-je
DEDeutsch
Kutschenfahrt
kutschen-fart
ELΕλληνικά
Κουζούνα
koo-zoo-na
ESEspañol
coche de caballos
koh-cheh deh ka-h-ah-brahs
FISuomi
hevosella
hevo-sel-la
FRFrançais
fiacre
fya-kahr
GUGU
હાન્સન કૅબ
han-san ka-b
HEעברית
רכב סוסים
re-hav so-sim
HIहिन्दी
घोड़े की गाड़ी
ghor-deh kee ga-dee
HUMagyar
lóvontat
loh-von-tat
IDBahasa Indonesia
delman
del-man
ITItaliano
carrozze
kar-o-tzeh
MRMR
हॅन्सन कॅब
han-san ka-b
MSBahasa Melayu
kereta kuda
ke-re-ta ku-da
MYမြန်မာ
နားကြီး
na-r-khee
NONorsk
kalesje
ka-leh-je
PAPA
ਹੈਂਸਨ ਕੈਬ
hain-san ka-b
PTPortuguês
carroça
kar-ro-sa
RUРусский
Экипаж
ekip-a-zh
SVSvenska
hästdroska
hast-dro-ska
SWKiswahili
gari ya farasi
ga-ri ya fa-ra-si
TAதமிழ்
மூங்கில் வண்டி
moo-ngil van-di
TEతెలుగు
గూడెళ్ళు
goo-de-llu
TRTürkçe
kalesi
ka-leh-si
UKУкраїнська
Екiпаж
ek-i-pazh
URاردو
گھوڑی گاڑی
gho-ree ga-ree
VITiếng Việt
xe ngựa
xe ngua