carretilla

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Galician

A wheelbarrow

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish carretilla.

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): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kareˈtiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kareˈtiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kareˈtiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kareˈtiʒa/

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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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