sherut

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שירות / שֵׁרוּת (sherút, “service”), ellipsis of מוֹנִית שֵׁרוּת (monít sherút, “shuttle taxi”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃeɪˈɹuːt/

Noun

sherut (plural sheruts)

  1. (Israel) Synonym of shared taxi.
    • 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 […] .

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