← All words
noun, feminine

carretilla

/kareˈtiʝa/

noun, feminine/kareˈtiʝa/plural: carretillas

wheelbarrow (small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand); forklift (a small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved)

Synonyms: carretilla elevadora, grúa horquilla, montacargas, toro

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Old Catalan carro Old Catalan -eta Old Catalan carretabor.? Old Spanish carreta Spanish carreta Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish carretilla From carreta + -illa.