cabestro

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

cabestro (plural cabestros)

  1. A trained steer used in bullfighting.

Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested since the 13th century. From Latin capistrum (halter). Cognate with Portuguese cabresto.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cabestro m (plural cabestros)

  1. rope used to secure the load
    Synonyms: adival, liame, luria, sedeño, treixa, trelo
  2. halter
    Synonyms: trela, xácoma
  3. frenulum

References[edit]

  • cabresto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • cabestro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • cabestro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • cabestro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • cabestro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈbestɾo/ [kaˈβ̞es.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -estɾo
  • Syllabification: ca‧bes‧tro

Etymology 1[edit]

cabestro

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin capistrum.

Noun[edit]

cabestro m (plural cabestros)

  1. halter, headcollar (animal's headgear)
  2. (bullfighting) leading bull
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

cabestro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cabestrar

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