carromata

American  

[kar-uh-mah-tuh, kahr-raw-mah-tah] / ˌkær əˈmɑ tə, ˌkɑr rɔˈmɑ tɑ /

noun

plural

carromatas

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

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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

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

At a plaza he tried to hail a carromata, but the cochero whipped up his horse in a frenzy of distrust.

From Caybigan by Hopper, James

Since then a modification of the carromata and of another vehicle called calesin has been evolved.

From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen

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)

I'll git into some fresh duds, and you brail yerself up to look smart, and we'll drift over in a carromata.

From Isle o' Dreams by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)