carrete

Galician

Verb

carrete

1. inflection of carretar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

carrete

1. inflection of carretar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French caret (“spool, reel”). Doublet of carro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈrete/ [kaˈre.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: ca‧rre‧te

Noun

carrete m (plural carretes)

1. bobbin
2. fishing reel
3. (photography) film
4. (Chile, colloquial) party (social gathering)

   Synonyms: fiesta, (Spain) marcha, farra, (Venezuela) parranda, rumba, reventón, pachanga

Related terms

• carreta
• carretear
• carretera
• carro

 

Further reading

• “carrete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014