carromata
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of carromata
< Spanish carromato < Italian carromatto cart, equivalent to carro (< Latin carrus; see car 1) + matto stupid, drunk (referring to the cart's motion)
Example Sentences
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It was a cross between the carromata of the Philippines and a covered dog-cart.
From Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java by Reid, Thomas H.
The efforts of the small boys were apparently fruitless, so she resorted to the expedient of trying to gather up a carromata from some one leaving his at the Exposition Building.
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen
The carriage was an odd affair between a calesa and carromata in shape, or like a high surrey with a small seat for the driver in front.
From A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route by Russel, Florence Kimball
He went downstairs, jumped into a carromata that was just rattling out of the court, and drove to the Intendencia.
From Caybigan by Hopper, James
During the morning hours the quilez and the carromata rattle along the bumpy cobblestones, the native driver, or cochero, in a white shirt, smoking a cigarette, and resting his bare feet upon the dashboard.
From The Great White Tribe in Filipinia by Gilbert, Paul T. (Paul Thomas)
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