Translation of carpa in English:
carpa
big top, n.
Definition of big top ( US English | UK English )
feminine noun
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→ carpa2
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(de un circo) big top(para actuaciones) marquee2.2Latin America (para acampar)
tent2.3Southern Cone (en la playa)
beach tent
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Zoologycarp
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- In Mexico, a traveling show held in a kind of circus tent. It included traditional circus acts, satirical sketches, short plays, songs, and monologues. Carpas began in the mid-nineteenth century and reached their height between 1930 and 1950.