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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
Carrión's disease, carritch, Carroll, Carroll, Lewis, Carrollton, carromata, carronade, carron oil, carrot, carrot and stick, carrot fly
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