carromata

[ kar-uh-mah-tuh; Spanish kahr-raw-mah-tah ]

noun

, plural car·ro·ma·tas [kar-, uh, -, mah, -t, uh, z, kah, r, -, r, aw-, mah, -tahs].

1. (in the Philippines) a light, two-wheeled covered vehicle, usually drawn by one horse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carromata¹

< Spanish carromato < Italian carromatto cart, equivalent to carro (< Latin carrus; car ¹ ) + matto stupid, drunk (referring to the cart's motion)

Example Sentences

The country cart is built something like the carromata and will accommodate four people.

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He went downstairs, jumped into a carromata that was just rattling out of the court, and drove to the Intendencia.

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At a plaza he tried to hail a carromata, but the cochero whipped up his horse in a frenzy of distrust.

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The carromata wheels were iron-tired, and jolted—well, like Manila street carromatas of that day.

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Since then a modification of the carromata and of another vehicle called calesin has been evolved.

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