calesa

[ Spanish kah-le-sah ]
/ Spanish kɑˈlɛ sɑ /

noun

(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.

Origin of calesa

< Spanish < French calèche calèche

Words nearby calesa

calendarize, calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent, calexico, calf, calf bone, calf diphtheria

Example sentences from the Web for calesa

  • I stopped the calesa, hailed him, and inquired was he fond of rheumatic fever.

    Romantic Spain |John Augustus O'Shea

  • The two-wheeled trap, called a calesa, is the chief conveyance.

    Seven Legs Across the Seas |Samuel Murray