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[ kuh-ret-uh ] / kəˈrɛt ə /
noun Southwestern U.S.a simple two-wheeled oxcart. Origin of carreta1835–45; Americanism;<American Spanish, Spanish, equivalent to carr(o) cart, car1 + -eta noun suffix (cf. -ette) Words nearby carretacarrefour, carrel, Carrera, Carreras, Carrère, carreta, Carrey, carriage, carriage bolt, carriage clock, carriage dog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carretaDear Carreta,—I reached this place yesterday and hope to be home to-night (Monday). The Life of George Borrow|Clement K. Shorter The animals have neither yoke nor harness, and the forward push of the head is the motive power by which the carreta is propelled. The White Chief|Mayne Reid Dear Carreta,—I got here safe, and upon the whole had not so bad a journey as might be expected. The Life of George Borrow|Clement K. Shorter My dearest Carreta,—I write to you a line or two from this place; it is close upon the frontier of Wallachia. The Life of George Borrow|Clement K. Shorter
Women and children were seated, à la Turque, on the bottom of the carreta, there being no raised seats in the vehicle. What I Saw in California|Edwin Bryant
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