birota

[bih-rot-uh]

noun

Roman Antiquity.

1. a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of birota¹

< Latin, nounuse of feminine of birotus two-wheeled, equivalent to bi- bi- ¹ + rot ( a ) wheel + -us adj. suffix

Example Sentences

There was also an orange Freighty Cat towing a Surly trailer, and a mint-green Birota that had been enlisted for the occasion.

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New coinings include bírota montana for mountain bike, a conveyance unknown in Caesar's time, and bracae línteae caerúleae for blue jeans, a garment that post-dates the toga.

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