carreta

American  

[kuh-ret-uh] / kəˈrɛt ə /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

1. a simple two-wheeled oxcart.

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Etymology

Origin of carreta

An Americanism first recorded in 1835–45; from Colonial Spanish (southwestern U.S.), Spanish, equivalent to carr(o) “cart” ( see car ¹) + -eta noun suffix ( cf. -ette)

Example Sentences

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carreta

Learn about the hand-painted oxcarts of Costa Rica, the carreta, then make your own miniature carreta.

From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2014

After a nine days' forced march, made chiefly by night, the Mexicans brought their crazy old carreta safely into the post.

From The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier by Bronson, Edgar Beecher

And, so saying, the cibolero rode up to the carreta, followed by his sister.

From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.

Neither the slimy gutter nor the deep rut of carreta wheels stayed our advance; our horses leaped over, or went sweltering through them.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne

I noticed that there were wheel-tracks—deep ruts—evidently made by the rude block-wheels of a carreta.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne