Carriño

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Galician

Carro e Carriño (Big Dipper and Little Dipper)

Etymology

From Carro (Cart) +‎ -iño, "Little Cart".

Pronunciation

Noun

Carriño m (plural Carriños)

  1. Little Dipper, Ursa Minor
    • 1911, Francisco Potel Pardal, Costumes da Terriña:
      víase sin nube algunha o ceo azul, víanse as estreliñas todas pendentes del, alá no medio o carriño e non moi lonxe as tres marías
      You could see, no cloud at all, the blue sky; you could see the stars, all hanging from it; there, in the middle, the Little Dipper and, not that far, the Three Sisters
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