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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian carretta.
Pronunciation
Noun
kareta f
- carriage
- quads, four of a kind
Declension
Further reading
- kareta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kareta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
Probably from karet or even karriär (like in phrase i full karriär). Compare also Tavringer Romani kareta (“to go (using a vehicle)”).
Noun
kareta c
- (colloquial) full speed, wild advance
Såg en polisbil i full kareta. Undrar vad som hänt.- I saw a police car going full throttle. Wonder what happened.
Katten kom farandes i full kareta. Den hade visst fått syn på en orm.- The cat came running like a rocket. Apparently, it had spotted a snake.
Vi höll full kareta hela vägen för att hinna fram i tid- We stepped on it all the way to get there in time
Usage notes
Usually as "i full kareta" (at full speed).
See also
References
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish carreta, from Old Spanish carreta, possibly borrowed from Old Catalan carreta, from carro + -eta. Compare Tausug karita', Indonesian kereta, and Malay kereta.
Pronunciation
Noun
kareta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜆ)
- sled; sledge (framework of boards mounted on wooden runners used to carry passengers and cargo especially on ice drawn by either horse, dogs, reindeer, or one or more people)
- Synonym: paragos
- pushcart (small long narrow cart that can be pushed or pulled)
- Synonyms: kariton, karetilya, karitunan, anggarilyas, puskart
Derived terms
See also
References
- “kareta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “kareta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 320
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 257