caballería

See also: caballeria

Asturian

Noun

caballería f (plural caballeríes)

1. horse
2. cavalry

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Spanish

Etymology

caballero +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kabaʝeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʝeˈɾi.a]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kabaʝeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʝeˈɾi.a]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kabaʎeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʎeˈɾi.a]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabaʃeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʃeˈɾi.a]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabaʒeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʒeˈɾi.a]

Noun

caballería f (plural caballerías)

1. cavalry
2. any animal used for riding; mount

   Synonym: montura

3. cavalierism, manners proper to a cavalier
   • 1622, Francisco de Quevedo, La visita de los chistes:

     El no decir verdad será mérito; el embuste y la trapaza, caballería; y la insolencia, donaire.

     The not saying truth will be virtuous; the hoax and ruse cavalierism; and the insolence elegance.

Further reading

• “caballería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28