carro

Definitions of carro
  1. noun
    a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
    synonyms: auto, automóvil, buga, coche, tequi, turismo
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    ambulancia
    a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
    furgón, ranchera
    a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
    armatoste, bote, cacharro, cafetera, changarro, mamotreto
    a car that is old and unreliable
    taxi
    a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
    coche utilitario, utilitario
    a small and economical car
    descapotable
    a car that has top that can be folded or removed
    cupé
    a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment
    ceta, coche patrulla, zeda, zeta
    a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
    automóbil eléctrico, coche eléctrico
    a car that is powered by electricity
    turismo de tres puertas
    a car having a hatchback door
    jeep, todoterreno
    a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
    limosina, limusina
    large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
    bólido, coche de carreras, coche de cometición
    a fast car that competes in races
    biplaza
    an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
    sedán
    a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
    coche deportivo, deportivo
    a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons
    faetón
    large open car seating four with folding top
    berlina
    a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
    furgoneta
    another name for a station wagon
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    vehículo de motor
    a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
  2. noun
    a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
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    chirrión
    a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling
    carricuba
    cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)
    carretón
    a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
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    remolque
    any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
  3. noun
    a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
  4. noun
    a handcart that holds groceries or other goods while shopping
    synonyms: carrito
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    carretilla
    wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
  5. noun
    the quantity that a cart holds
    synonyms: carretada, viaje
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