carretilla elevadora

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kareˌtiʝa elebaˈdoɾa/ [ka.reˌt̪i.ʝa e.le.β̞aˈð̞o.ɾa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kareˌtiʎa elebaˈdoɾa/ [ka.reˌt̪i.ʎa e.le.β̞aˈð̞o.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kareˌtiʃa elebaˈdoɾa/ [ka.reˌt̪i.ʃa e.le.β̞aˈð̞o.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kareˌtiʒa elebaˈdoɾa/ [ka.reˌt̪i.ʒa e.le.β̞aˈð̞o.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: ca‧rre‧ti‧lla e‧le‧va‧do‧ra

Noun

carretilla elevadora f (plural carretillas elevadoras)

  1. A forklift truck
    Synonyms: (Spain) carretilla, (Spain, colloquial) toro, autoelevador, (Latin America) montacargas, (Chile) grúa horquilla, (Argentina, Uruguay) mula

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