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

Saddles and harness are made in all the leading towns, and the ordinary country vehicle, the carromata, is made in the chief towns of provinces and some others; but some of the components, such as the springs, and axle-arms and boxes are imported.

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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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Immediately after qualifying before the Chief Justice, I left his office and on emerging from the court-house hailed a carromata,10 but the driver said No, he would not carry me.

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It was a cross between the carromata of the Philippines and a covered dog-cart.

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