Carreta

16:03 Sep 18, 2004
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English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Food & Drink
English term or phrase: Carreta
Please explain what it is (in the context below) and provide me with the synonyms for "carreta".
Thanks,
Barbara


Cantaloupe Melon Lg
Cantaloupe Melon Sm
Cantaloupe Small Organic
Caramels
Carreta
Carrots Baby
Carrots Bunch
Carrots Bunch Organic
Carrots Cliptop Organic
Carrots Loose
Casaba Melon
Cashews
Barbara Piela
Local time: 22:44


SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3'carré' is a cut of meat..'carreta' would be a smaller version
airmailrpl
1 +1cart
Derek Gill Franßen
2slow cart
eldira
1 +1appertizer
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
1 -1turtle
David Moore (X)


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carreta
cart


Explanation:
This is really the only thing that comes to mind - "carreta" in Spanish means "(push)-cart". It dosn't fit in the list though. Unless the list also includes means of transportation to the market (?).

This might be some made up word for "carrots"...

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Note added at 26 mins (2004-09-18 16:29:31 GMT)
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It could be referring to \'La Carreta\': \"[...] A typical example of the latter is La Carreta, a medium-sized grower/packer that has greenhouses, drip irrigation, and its own trucks, and sells under its own label in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras – and exports vegetables to the US. This is a typical combination (and one that supermarkets prefer) – the combination of exporter, with the experience, physical production and post-harvest assets, and level of quality that implies. La Carreta supplies La
Fragua stores in Guatemala and now in La Fragua’s recently acquired chain in El Salvador, Despensas don Juan, and even sells a line of six items to La Colonia in Honduras. It is thus a small regional multinational as well as an exporter, following the regionalization of supermarket chains themselves in the same way that Hortifruti or Frutas Internacionales followed the chains’ expansion over the region.\" (see: http://www.google.de/search?q=cache:iM44zZsvHZsJ:www.rimisp.... ).

I doubt it though - otherwise they probably would\'ve named it \"La Carreta\"...

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
22 mins
  -> Thanks Vickey.

neutral  David Moore (X): As you say, Derek, it doesn't fit....it's GOT to be a list of foods, hasn't it? (Added) I think Barbara's got the answer, don't you? and four points....
38 mins
  -> Yes, you're 100% right! I should've added "You should probably ask the client on this one." and collected the points. ;-)
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
carreta
slow cart


Explanation:
for a bit of history, read the following site (quite fascinating):
old people or invalids cared to use the slow cart, or carreta
www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/rancho2.html

and relish the food at http://www.carretarestaurant.com/lunchbr.html :
La Carreta dip = Cheese Dip
La Carreta Special = Beef Burrito, Chalupa, Beef Enchilada and Taco
Tamal la Carreta = Two tamales wrapped in corn husk covered with enchilada sauce. Served with chile relleno, covered with la carreta cheese sauce Shrimp Relleno

carreta itself means cart (in spanish/portuguese/cuba)
www.probertencyclopaedia.com/dic/eng-sp-c.htm

eldira
Indonesia
Local time: 03:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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carreta
appertizer


Explanation:
LA CARRETA
108 N.W. Railroad Ave., Hammond (985) 419-9990;
www.carretarestaurant.com
The La Carreta dip is the most popular appetizer on this Mexican menu, made with melted white cheese and jalapenos. But a host of new menu items increases

Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
Canada
Local time: 16:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Bulgarian

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agree  Malgorzata Kazmierczak
2 days 8 hrs
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carreta
'carré' is a cut of meat..'carreta' would be a smaller version


Explanation:
'carré' is a cut of meat..'carreta' would be a smaller version

Another possibility is the 'Carreta' Armadillo or even the sea turtle
Carreta carreta

Carre' Of Lamb Sarladaise Recipe
Carre' Of Lamb Sarladaise Recipe. Ingredients ... Servings: 4 servings. Carre' Of Lamb Sarladaise Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas. Categories: Asian; Lamb; Meat ...
www.recipe-ideas.co.uk/recipes-4/ Carre'%20Of%20Lamb%20Sarladaise.htm

Tipicam - Typical Recipes - Second Courses
... 700 gr boned pork carré - 20 gr juniper berries - salt and pepper. Cooking: Switch the oven on at 250°C. Put on a silver paper the meat, then add salt and
www.tipicam.it/eng/ricette/ricette-secondi.html

Meat New Zealand - Lamb -
3321 Carré filet double. A 3321 - Obtenu à partir d'un carré double,
8 côtes, sans selle, par une coupe à angle droit entre ...
www.pilotbrands.com/mnz/fr/lamb_3321.htm

To taste the best argentinean meat - [
... curry. Cerdo Grillé: Matambrito o carré. Grilled pork: Flat meat or chopps. Viande de porc grillée: ¨Matambrito¨ ou carré. Carne ...
www.bidoudelasluces.com.ar/international.htm -

Pigs Sale Board
... Growth 580 grams/day, carré of 82,4 mm, pork thickness 5,2 meat 69.4%. ... Growth 580 grams/day, carré of 82,4 mm, pork thickness 5,2 meat 69.4%. ...
www.euroagri.net/saleboards/pigs/vpigsale.html

PASTEL DE CARRETA(a meat pie stuffed with boiled tripe),
http://www18.virtualtourist.com/vt/16fbd3/2/

The wildlife includes species nearing extinction, such as the "Tatu Carreta" (a kind of big Armadillo) which weighs approximately 133 lb. (60 kg.)
http://www.wild.paraguay-hotels.de/en1.htm

Testudines Turtle Skull Reproductions
... Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Carreta carreta). Noted for the large size of its head ... one time quite common; ships sailing the area often provisioned on tortoise meat. ...
www.azdrybones.com/testudines.htm

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Note added at 18 hrs 49 mins (2004-09-19 10:52:18 GMT)
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Tatú Carreta
Scientific Name: Priodontes Maximus.
It is the biggest living armadillo, it\'s up to one meter and a half (5 feet) long, and it can weight up to 60 kilos (120 pounds).
It is a solitaire mammal and strictly nocturnous, that lives mainly in Chacos\' savannas, rainforests and forests. It feeds on insects and larvas, and has only one young per year.
The deforestation, agriculture, and cattle, fruit of the human assents, were the first causes of their quick disappearence. Later, as it was considered a strange animal and in the point of dissappearing, its commercial value grew up and it turned out to be a well codiciated piece for the poachers. The tatús carreta are protected by the law, and its exportation has been forbidden. It isn\'t known how many of them are left in Argentina.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2713/animarge.htm#tatu

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
carreta
turtle


Explanation:
Considering your list only includes foodstuffs, I wonder???? "Carreta carreta" is apparently the scientific name for the loggerhead turtle, and I wonder if this is what is meant? Where is the supermarket? Is it in a country where turtle might be available as a delicacy?

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Note added at 19 hrs 44 mins (2004-09-19 11:47:48 GMT)
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As Nizamettin points out, this is an error I picked up from google - that\'ll teach me....\"Caretta caretta\" is the correct version, but I hope the Poles don\'t really eat turtles....

David Moore (X)
Local time: 22:44
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Derek Gill Franßen: ...could be; I found these references too - after searching for about an hour, I gave up. I wasn't aware that Polish people eat turtles. But, who knows? ;-)
11 mins
  -> Hoonoes, indeed....

disagree  Nizamettin Yigit: the turtle is spelled as "caretta" The species is Caretta caretta.
2 hrs
  -> Right you are; I wonder though if the supermarket has committed its own typo - these are also "Mediterranean sea-turtles"
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