carretilla

Galician

A wheelbarrow

Etymology

From Spanish carretilla.

Noun

carretilla f (plural carretillas)

  1. wheelbarrow (small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand)
    Synonym: carreta
  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.

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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