cavallo

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

cavallo

1. Alternative spelling of cahuallo.

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Interlingua

Noun

cavallo (plural cavallos)

1. horse

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin caballus. Possibly a word play on the most famous of horses, Alexander the Great's Bucephalus or Bucephalas (Ancient Greek: Βουκέφαλος or Βουκεφάλας, from βούς bous, "ox" and κεφαλή kephalē, "head" meaning "ox-head") (c. 355 BC – June 326 BC).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaˈvalːo/
  • IPA: [ka.ˈval.lo]
  • IPA: [un ka.ˈval.lo]
• Hyphenation: ca‧vàl‧lo

Noun

cavallo m. (plural cavalli, feminine singular cavalla)

1. horse
2. horsepower (unit of measure)
3. (chess) knight
4. crotch, fork

Related terms

accavallare cavalcare cavaliere cavalleggero cavalletta cavalletto cavallina cavallino cavallo a dondolo

cavallo di battaglia cavallo di Troia cavallo marino cavallone cavallo vapore cavalluccio febbre da cavallo ferro di cavallo scavallare

See also

• equino
• ippo-
• pony
• stallone
• (chess pieces) pezzo degli scacchi; alfiere, cavallo, donna, pedone, re, torre ^{(Category: it:Chess) [edit]}

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Latin

Adjective

cavallō

1. dative masculine singular of cavallus
2. dative neuter singular of cavallus
3. ablative masculine singular of cavallus
4. ablative neuter singular of cavallus