carro

Etymology

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan carri, carro, car), from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from *k̑ers- (“to run”).

Noun

carro m (plural carros)

1. cart

Etymology

From Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from *k̑ers- (“to run”).

Noun

carro m (plural carri)

1. a means of transport used to carry goods; a wagon, cart, van, lorry, wain or truck

Anagrams

• corra

Noun

carrō

1. dative singular of carrus
2. ablative singular of carrus

Noun

carro m (plural carros)

1. automobile, car

Etymology

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan carri, car), from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from *k̑ers- (“to run”).

Related with Catalan carro.

Noun

carro m (plural carros)

1. cart

Etymology

From Old Portuguese carro (“cart”), from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from *k̑ers- (“to run”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʁu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈka.ru]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʁu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʁo/

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Noun

carro m (plural carros)

1. cart (vehicle drawn or pushed by a person or animal)
2. car; automobile
3. any “vehicle” which is drawn, such as an elevator, a cable car, or a train wagon

Etymology

From Old Spanish carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from *k̑ers- (“to run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaro/
• Rhymes: -aro

Noun

carro m (plural carros)

1. cart
2. (Latin America) car, automobile

   Synonyms: auto, automóvil, coche, buga

3. (Latin America) train car

Further reading

• “carro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.