carruca

Etymology

From Medieval Latin carrūca.

noun

  1. (historical) A heavy wheeled turnplow used during the Middle Ages.
    Pliny mentions another carriage of imperial Rome — the carruca, which had four wheels and was used equally in the city and for long journeys. 1912, Ralph Straus, Carriages & Coaches: Their History & Their Evolution, page 34

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/carruca), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.