carromata
[kar-uh-mah-tuh; Spanish kahr-raw-mah-tah]
- (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)
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Historical Examples
It was a cross between the carromata of the Philippines and a covered dog-cart.
Across the EquatorThomas H. Reid
At a plaza he tried to hail a carromata, but the cochero whipped up his horse in a frenzy of distrust.
CaybiganJames Hopper
He went downstairs, jumped into a carromata that was just rattling out of the court, and drove to the Intendencia.
CaybiganJames Hopper
The carromata wheels were iron-tired, and jolted—well, like Manila street carromatas of that day.
A Woman's Impression of the PhilippinesMary 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 PhilippinesMary H. (Mary Helen) Fee