carruca

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noun

A heavy wheeled turnplough that was used during the Middle Ages.

Similar
heavy plough
OriginMedieval Latin carrūca →
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Meanings

nouncarruca (plural carrucas or carrucae)

plural carrucas · plural carrucae · alternative caruca

  1. historicalA heavy wheeled turnplough that was used during the Middle Ages.

    Pliny mentions another carriage of imperial Rome — the carruca, which had four wheels and was used equally in the city and for long journeys.

    1912, Ralph Straus, Carriages & Coaches: Their History & Their Evolution, page 34

    Synonyms: heavy plough

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA heavy wheeled turnplough that was used during the Middle Ages.

Similar
heavy plough
Also see
heavy plough

Origin

  1. Medieval Latincarrūca
  2. Medieval Latincarrūca
  3. Englishcarruca

Borrowed from Medieval Latin carrūca.

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APA

carruca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carruca

MLA

“carruca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carruca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carruca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carruca.

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