Carromatas

/kæɹoʊˈmɑtəz/ noun

Definition

Plural of carromata; multiple light two-wheeled Spanish or Spanish-colonial vehicles.

Etymology

Plural of carromata, following standard English pluralization of Spanish loanwords.

Kelly Says

In Spanish colonial accounts, descriptions of 'carromatas heading toward the mountains' evoke an entire transportation ecosystem that colonial governments depended on.

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