A rustic, wall-mounted wooden rack or shelf unit used in low-income homes to store dishes and cutlery, usually consisting of a few boards nailed directly to the wall.
In the countryside you find more cantadera than you do dressers in the houses.
A piece of junk or a clunker, typically referring to an old, broken down object or vehicle. (This is a phonetic variation of the word tiesto, which literally means a clay pot or shard).
If it wasn't for this tieto of a car, we would be there by now.
A beat-up car or junker that is in terrible condition, makes a racket, and emits a lot of smoke.
Those shared taxis known as carritos publicos are a perfect example of a charra. (In the Dominican Republic, carritos publicos are shared sedans that follow set routes and are often very old and poorly maintained).