caleașcă

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caleașcă

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Borrowed from Russian коляска (koljaska), diminutive of колесо (koleso), from Old East Slavic колеса (kolesa), plural of коло (kolo), from Proto-Slavic *kolo (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlom (“circle”), *kʷékʷlos (“circle”). Cognates include English calèche, French calèche, Polish kołasa, Persian کالسکه.

noun calești · caleașcă · caleașca · caleștile

feminine, historical calèche, carriage
Similar: trăsură, birjă, șaretă

In English

carriage wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power — see also coach, wagon
coach wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage

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@misc{caleas_ca_2026,
  title = {caleașcă},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/calea%C8%99c%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}