Karozzin

//kəˈɹɒtsɪn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of traditional carriage pulled by a horse or pair of horses. Malta

    "The horse cab (karrozzin) has not yet been driven off the street by the motor-car, and provides a pleasant mode of making short journeys; [...]"

Example

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"The horse cab (karrozzin) has not yet been driven off the street by the motor-car, and provides a pleasant mode of making short journeys; [...]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Maltese karozzin, karrozzin, from Italian carrozza (“horse-drawn or railroad carriage”), from carro (“means of transport for carrying goods”) (from Latin carrus (“wagon; four-wheeled baggage cart”), or from carruca (“(obsolete) carriage; coach”) (from Latin carrūca (“carriage; coach; chariot”)).

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