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carreta

[ kuh-ret-uh ]

/ kəˈrɛt ə /

noun Southwestern U.S.

a simple two-wheeled oxcart.

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Origin of carreta

1835–45; Americanism;<American Spanish, Spanish, equivalent to carr(o) cart, car¹ + -eta noun suffix (cf. -ette)

Words nearby carreta

carrefour, carrel, Carrera, Carreras, Carrère, carreta, Carrey, carriage, carriage bolt, carriage clock, carriage dog

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Example sentences from the Web for carreta

Dear Carreta,—I reached this place yesterday and hope to be home to-night (Monday).
The Life of George Borrow|Clement K. Shorter
The animals have neither yoke nor harness, and the forward push of the head is the motive power by which the carreta is propelled.
The White Chief|Mayne Reid
Dear Carreta,—I got here safe, and upon the whole had not so bad a journey as might be expected.
The Life of George Borrow|Clement K. Shorter
My dearest Carreta,—I write to you a line or two from this place; it is close upon the frontier of Wallachia.
The Life of George Borrow|Clement K. Shorter

Women and children were seated, à la Turque, on the bottom of the carreta, there being no raised seats in the vehicle.
What I Saw in California|Edwin Bryant

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