noun
(also caritela)
South East Asian A type of light two-wheeled carriage, typically having passenger seats facing each other, and drawn by a single horse.
Now chiefly used to take tourists on sightseeing trips.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Daily News. From Spanish carretela from Italian carrettella small four-wheeled carriage from carretta + -ella.
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