carretillita

Spanish

Etymology

From carretilla +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /karetiˈʝita/ [ka.re.t̪iˈʝi.t̪a] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /karetiˈʎita/ [ka.re.t̪iˈʎi.t̪a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /karetiˈʃita/ [ka.re.t̪iˈʃi.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /karetiˈʒita/ [ka.re.t̪iˈʒi.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: ca‧rre‧ti‧lli‧ta

Noun

carretillita f (plural carretillitas)

  1. diminutive of carretilla
    • 2017 September 8, “Trabajo previo”, in Granma‎[1]:
      Un niño conducía los manubrios traseros de una carretillita de dos ruedas con un colchón encima, envuelto en nailon y hecho un cilindro que sobresalía a uno y otro lado del cajón de madera.
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