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carromata

[ kar-uh-mah-tuh; Spanish kahr-raw-mah-tah ]

/ ˌkær əˈmɑ tə; Spanish ˌkɑr rɔˈmɑ tɑ /

noun, plural car·ro·ma·tas [kar-uh-mah-tuh z; 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.

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, carroll, carroll, lewis, carrollton, carrom, carromata, carron oil, carronade, carrot, carrot and stick, carrot fly

Example sentences from the Web for carromata

The carromata wheels were iron-tired, and jolted—well, like Manila street carromatas of that day.

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines |Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
He went downstairs, jumped into a carromata that was just rattling out of the court, and drove to the Intendencia.

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

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines |Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
He did not enter its doors, but remained sitting in the carromata till she joined him.

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines |Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee

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

The Critic in the Orient |George Hamlin Fitch