carromatas
- plural of carromata.
Example Sentences
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The food issued at the front was mostly rice brought up in carromatas to within a few hundred yards of the trenches, when it was cooked by the women.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
The carromata wheels were iron-tired, and jolted—well, like Manila street carromatas of that day.
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen
We landed at the customhouse, left our trunks for inspection, and entered gig-like vehicles which were drawn by diminutive ponies and were called carromatas.
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen
The people to whom we applied even for the hiring of carromatas, etc., told our people that they had orders to supply nothing except by your orders.
From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Worcester, Dean C.
As a consequence, we had to rely largely on street carromatas.
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen
