cavaḍḍu

Sicilian

• cavaddu, cavallu (eye dialect)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish *kaballos, from Proto-Celtic *kaballos, perhaps ultimately an Asiatic borrowing or Wanderwort, (compare, i.e., Ancient Greek καβάλλης (kabállēs, “nag”)). Cognate with Galician cabalo, Portuguese cavalo, Catalan cavall, Asturian caballu, Spanish caballo, French cheval, Italian cavallo, Romanian cal, Corsican cavallu ~ cavaddu, Sardinian cabaddu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈvaɖɖu/, [kaˈβa.ɖːʊ]
• Rhymes: -aɖɖʊ
• Hyphenation: ca‧và‧ḍḍu

Noun

cavaḍḍu m (plural cavaḍḍi)

1. horse
2. (chess) knight

Derived terms

• carni di cavaḍḍu
• cavaḍḍara
• cavaḍḍaru
• cavaḍḍarìa
• cavaḍḍazzu
• cavaḍḍuzzu
• cursa chî cavaḍḍi
• paninu câ carni di cavaḍḍu
• scavaḍḍijari

Related terms

• cavalera
• cavaleri

Descendants

• → Italian: cavaddu (regional)

See also

Chess pieces in Sicilian · [Term?] (layout · text)
re, reji	rijina, donna	turri, roccu	viscu, arferu, arfinu	cavaḍḍu	pijuni