carromata

noun

car·​ro·​ma·​ta

ˌkarəˈmätə

plural -s

Philippines

: a light 2-wheeled boxlike passenger vehicle usually drawn by a single native pony

Word History

Etymology

Philippine Spanish, alteration of Spanish carromato horse-drawn covered cart, from Italian carromatto low 4-wheeled cart without sides, from carro cart, vehicle (from Latin carrus) + matto mad, crazy, from Latin mattus stupid, drunk

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