carrozza

carriage

noun kar-ROT-tsah Rare

Also means

railway car

Usage Note

Carrozza refers to a horse-drawn carriage in historical or fairy-tale contexts and to a railway carriage (train car) in modern usage. On Italian trains you will hear salire in carrozza ('to board the carriage'). The baby pram is carrozzina (diminutive).

Examples

"Siamo saliti sulla carrozza di prima classe."

Natural Translation

We boarded the first-class carriage.

Literal Translation

We-are boarded on-the carriage of first class.

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