Rapido
[rah-pee-doh; Spanish rah-pee-th aw; Italian rah-pee-daw] /ˈrɑ piˌdoʊ; Spanish ˈrɑ piˌðɔ; Italian ˈrɑ pi dɔ/
noun, plural rapidos
[rah-pee-dohz; Spanish rah-pee-th aws] /ˈrɑ piˌdoʊz; Spanish ˈrɑ piˌðɔs/ (Show IPA). Italian, rapidi
[rah-pee-dee] /ˈrɑ pi di/ (Show IPA) (esp. in Spain, Italy, and Latin America)
1.
an express train.
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