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cabaddu

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Sardinian

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unu cabaddu

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Latin caballus. Variants found in medieval Logudorese documents include cauallu, caballu, choallu, couallu.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    cabaddu m (plural cabaddos, feminine ebba) (Nuorese)

    1. horse (male)
    2. (chess) knight

    Coordinate terms

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    Chess pieces in Sardinian · petzos de is iscacos (layout · text)
    ♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
    re reina turre alfiere caddu peone
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    References

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    • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), “cavallo”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes