carrito
/kaˈrito/
The Spanish word for a trolley (a small cart on wheels used for carrying groceries) is carrito.
carrito is used to refer to the small carts found in supermarkets.
What does it mean word for word?
The word carrito is the diminutive form of carro (meaning cart or car), so it literally means little cart.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the phrase carrito de la compra is commonly used for a shopping trolley. In Latin America, Carrito portaequipajes is the common way to refer specifically to a luggage cart.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form, use carritos.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaˈrito/
Did you know?
- The word carrito descends from the Gaulish word karrosbor, which entered Latin as carrus to describe a two-wheeled chariot.
- While carrito refers to the physical cart, the digital 'shopping cart' on an e-commerce website is also called a carrito.
- In some Latin American regions, using the word carro alone to mean a shopping trolley might be confusing, as it is the primary word for an automobile.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde están los carritos de la compra?Where are the shopping carts?
- ¿Dónde puedo encontrar un carrito portaequipajes?Where can I find a luggage trolley?
- Voy a buscar un carrito para llevar estas cosasI'm going to get a trolley to carry these things
- ¿Me prestás el changuito por favor?Can you lend me the shopping cart, please?
- Necesito un carrito para las compras.I need a trolley for the groceries.
- El carrito tiene una rueda rota.The trolley has a broken wheel.
- Deja el carrito junto a la salida.Leave the trolley next to the exit.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are at the supermarket entrance.
- Daniel¿Dónde está el carrito, María?Where is the trolley, María?
- MaríaEstá allá, junto a la puerta.It is over there, next to the door.
- DanielVale, voy a buscarlo.Okay, I will go look for it.
- MaríaGracias, Daniel.Thanks, Daniel.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry carrito, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries carrito, CC BY-SA 4.0.
