caréta

See also: careta

Macanese

Merger of Portuguese careta (sense 3) and carreta. Senses 1 and 2 are a calque of Cantonese 車／车 (ce¹), although influence from Portuguese carro also possible.

caréta

car
caréta dôdo ― a fast car
(more generally) any kind of vehicle
careta di suzo ― cart formerly used to collect excrement (literally, “cart of excrement”)

pussâ carêta ― to pull a rickshaw

sentâ caréta ― to go by vehicle (as opposed to on foot)

Unga careta já choncâ na otrunga
A vehicle collided with another
a grimace, frown
Synonym: bóca-torto

fazê caréta ― to grimace (literally, “to make grimace(s)”)

caréta f (plural caréte)

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