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

They were passing in front of the barracks and one of the guards had noticed the extinguished lamp of the carromata, which could not go on without it.

From The Reign of Greed by Derbyshire, Charles E.

He did not enter its doors, but remained sitting in the carromata till she joined him.

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

We had picked up the vernacular of the street carromata in Manila.

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

The country cart is built something like the carromata and will accommodate four people.

From The Critic in the Orient by Fitch, George Hamlin

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)