carruaje

/kaˈrwaxe/ · B2 · noun · m

passenger car

carruaje — passenger car

🐎🛞 carruaje = car + ruaje: Latin carrus, a wheeled wagon, gave car and carriage

Carruaje comes from Latin carrus, a Celtic wagon, plus the suffix -aje. The same root gave English car, cart, and carriage. Spot the car- start and link it to a horse-drawn vehicle.

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