público

[ poo-bli-koh; Spanish poo-vlee-kaw ]
/ ˈpu blɪˌkoʊ; Spanish ˈpu vliˌkɔ /

noun, plural pú·bli·cos [poo-bli-kohz; Spanish poo-vlee-kaws] /ˈpu blɪˌkoʊz; Spanish ˈpu vliˌkɔs/.

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

Origin of público

< American Spanish; Spanish: literally, public