Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/kaˈrito/

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Translation

little cart, trolley

Word origin

Diminutive of carro ('cart'), from Latin carrus ('wheeled vehicle'), a word of Gaulish origin. The same root gives English 'car', 'cargo' and 'chariot'.

Origin
Latin
Root
carrus
English cognates
car, cargo, chariot

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcarritos

Examples

Llené .

I filled the shopping trolley at the supermarket.

empujaba juguete .

The little boy was pushing a toy cart down the corridor.

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I left the trolley next to the supermarket checkout.

camarero postres .

The waiter brought the desserts on a trolley.

moneda soltar .

I need a coin to release the trolley.

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This word is part of lesson 93.