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carretero

of roads, road (adjective)

adjective noun kah-rreh-TEH-roh Rare

Also means

carter, wagoner

Usage Note

Carretero as an adjective describes things related to roads or carts, as in camino carretero ('cart road'). As a noun it refers historically to a cart driver. The phrase hablar como un carretero means 'to swear like a sailor,' a vivid idiom a learner will encounter in literature.

Examples

"Siguieron el camino carretero hasta el pueblo."

Natural Translation

They followed the cart road to the village.

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