Meanings
proper noun
- An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Boysie landed four years’ hard labour in the jail on Carrera Island, off the north-east tip of Trinidad, a place with rat big like cat running wild.
2024, Ingrid Persaud, The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh, Faber & Faber, page 20
Origin
- Spanishcarrera“race”
- EnglishCarrera Island
Probably from Spanish carrera (“race”), but the reason why is unknown. From at least the 18th century.
More words from Spanish
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Rhymes with Carrera Island
islandhighlandHylandBeef IslandBooby IslandBuck IslandCaille IslandCaledonia IslandCalivigny IslandCapella IslandCapstan IslandCatholic IslandCockroach IslandCooper IslandCraig IslandCronstadt IslandCulpepper IslandDead Chest IslandDiamond IslandDog IslandEast Seal Dog IslandEustatia IslandFallen Jerusalem IslandFlanagan Island
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Carrera Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carrera%20Island
MLA
“Carrera Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carrera%20Island. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carrera Island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carrera%20Island.
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