cabalgar

Spanish

FWOTD – 8 April 2018

Etymology

From Late Latin caballicāre, present active infinitive of caballicō, from Latin caballus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kabalˈɡaɾ/ [ka.β̞alˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Hyphenation: ca‧bal‧gar

Verb

1. (intransitive) to mount an animal, especially a horse
   • 1952, Hernán del Solar, La noche de enfrente

     Pedro corrió por los cerros y cabalgó un caballo desconocido.

     Pedro ran through the hills and mounted an unknown horse.

   Synonym: montar

2. (intransitive) to ride an animal, especially a horse
   • 2005, Pilar Cibreiro, El dueño del trigo, Caballo De Troya (→ISBN), page 133

     Cabalgaron un día entero sin apearse y de noche seguían cabalgando.

     They rode one whole day without dismounting, and at night they kept riding.

Derived terms

• cabalgada
• cabalgador
• cabalgadura
• cabalgamiento
• cabalgante
• cabalgazón
• encabalgar

 

Related terms

• cabalgata
• caballo

Further reading

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