noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/kəˈɹɒtsɪn/
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General-American:/kəˈɹɑtsɪn/
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noun
Meaning 1
A type of traditional carriage pulled by a horse or pair of horses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malta
Topics: road, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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”)).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Italian:
carrozzella
— type of traditional carriage pulled by a horse or pair of horses
Maltese:
karrozzin
— type of traditional carriage pulled by a horse or pair of horses