carromata

[ kar-uh-mah-tuh; Spanish kahr-raw-mah-tah ]

/ ˌkær əˈmɑ tə; Spanish ˌkɑr rɔˈmɑ tɑ /

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noun, plural car·ro·ma·tas

[kar-uh-mah-tuhz; Spanish kahr-raw-mah-tahs]. /ˌkær əˈmɑ təz; Spanish ˌkɑr rɔˈmɑ tɑs/.

(in the Philippines) a light, two-wheeled covered vehicle, usually drawn by one horse.

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Origin of carromata

<Spanish carromato<Italian carromatto cart, equivalent to carro (<Latin carrus;see car¹) + matto stupid, drunk (referring to the cart's motion)

Words nearby carromata

carrion flower, carritch, Carroll, Carroll, Lewis, Carrollton, carromata, carronade, carron oil, carrot, carrot and stick, carrot fly

How to use carromata in a sentence

The country cart is built something like the carromata and will accommodate four people.
The Critic in the Orient|George Hamlin Fitch
He went downstairs, jumped into a carromata that was just rattling out of the court, and drove to the Intendencia.
Caybigan|James Hopper
At a plaza he tried to hail a carromata, but the cochero whipped up his horse in a frenzy of distrust.
Caybigan|James Hopper
The carromata wheels were iron-tired, and jolted—well, like Manila street carromatas of that day.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee

Since then a modification of the carromata and of another vehicle called calesin has been evolved.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee