🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Carrinho de comida

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaˈʁiɲu dʒi kuˈmida

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Food Cart/fuːd kɑːrt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O carrinho de comida na praça oferece pratos típicos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A wheeled vehicle used for selling food, typically parked in a public area.

    "The food cart on the corner serves delicious tacos every afternoon."
  2. 2

    A portable stand or vehicle where food is prepared and sold.

    "During the festival, many food carts offered a variety of international cuisines."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'food cart' combines 'food', derived from Old English 'fōda', meaning nourishment, and 'cart', from Latin 'carrus', meaning a wheeled vehicle. The concept evolved in the 20th century as mobile food vendors became popular in urban areas.

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