carretilla

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish carretilla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kareˈtiɟa/ [kɑ.reˈt̪i.ɟɐ]
  • Rhymes: -iɟa
  • Hyphenation: ca‧rre‧ti‧lla

Noun

carretilla f (plural carretillas)

  1. wheelbarrow (small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand)
    Synonyms: carreta, carretillo
  2. forklift, lift truck, jitney, fork truck (a small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved)
    Synonym: carretilla elevadora

Spanish

Etymology

From carreta +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kareˈtiʝa/ [ka.reˈt̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kareˈtiʎa/ [ka.reˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kareˈtiʃa/ [ka.reˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kareˈtiʒa/ [ka.reˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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  • Syllabification: ca‧rre‧ti‧lla

Noun

carretilla f (plural carretillas)

  1. wheelbarrow (small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand)
  2. forklift (a small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved)
    Synonyms: carretilla elevadora, grúa horquilla, montacargas, (colloquial) toro

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