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‖ karrozzin|kəˈrɒtsɪn|
Also carozzi, carrozzi, karrozin.
[Maltese, f. It. carrozza carriage.]
A horse-drawn cab used in Malta. Also attrib.
1926E. Shepherd Malta & Me vii. 53, I..preferred the dreary carozzi. Ibid. xvi. 129 The roads leading to Valletta are black from early morning with carozzis. 1943Epic of Malta 25 (caption) The picture above shows a ‘carrozzi’ (Maltese cab) at its usual.. stand. Ibid. 89 (caption) In the picture below Maltese ponies are seen sheltering beside their ‘carozzis’ (cabs). 1960Sunday Express 6 Nov. 19/4 You can ride in a horse-drawn cab (called a karrozin). 1964G. Butler Coffin in Malta iii. 66 The flower-sellers and the karrozzin drivers in the square. 1968Clarendonian XXII. 269 One could get up into town by a lift up the cliff face for 2½d... or by karrozzin, the Maltese name for the colourful horse and buggy. 1972Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 21 Jan. 21 (Advt.), They're horse-drawn ‘karrozzins’, and each one is so beautifully painted you get the feeling all the owners are in earnest competition. Hire one, and go for a ride through Malta's tiny winding streets, at a good steady trot. |