Also means
wagon
Usage Note
Roulotte is feminine and refers to a wheeled living wagon, particularly associated with the Romani travelling community in French culture. In modern usage it can also mean a mobile home or a trailer used for camping. Une roulotte de cirque is a circus wagon. The word comes from rouler (to roll), reflecting its wheeled nature.
Examples
"Ils habitaient dans une vieille roulotte."
Natural Translation
They lived in an old caravan.

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