/kar'euh mah"teuh/ ; Sp. /kahrdd'rddaw mah"tah/ , n. , pl. carromatas /-teuhz/ ; Sp. /-tahs/ .
(in the Philippines) a light, two-wheeled covered vehicle, usually drawn by one horse.
[ carromato carromatto cart, equiv. to carro ( carrus; see CAR 1 ) + matto stupid, drunk (referring to the cart's motion) ]