calesa

[ Spanish kah-le-sah ]

noun
  1. (in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.

Origin of calesa

1
<Spanish <French calèchecalèche

Words Nearby calesa

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How to use calesa in a sentence

  • The two-wheeled trap, called a calesa, is the chief conveyance.

  • I stopped the calesa, hailed him, and inquired was he fond of rheumatic fever.

    Romantic Spain | John Augustus O'Shea