kariton
karitón with stress marks
cart; push cart
Usage Note
Kariton is a Spanish loanword for a wheeled cart pushed or pulled by hand, commonly used by street vendors and scrap collectors. It also features in a beloved childhood pastime of racing homemade wooden kariton down steep neighborhood streets.
Examples
" Itinulak niya ang kariton. "
Natural Translation
He pushed the cart.
Literal Translation
Pushed he the cart.
" Nagtitinda siya ng mais gamit ang kariton. "
Natural Translation
He/She sells corn using a push cart.
Literal Translation
Sells he/she corn using the cart.
" Araw-araw na itinutulak ng matandang lalaki ang kanyang kariton para mangalakal ng lumang bakal. "
Natural Translation
Every day the old man pushes his cart to scavenge for old scrap metal.
Literal Translation
Day-day pushing of-the old man the his cart to scavenge of old metal.
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