cavalete

Portuguese

cavalete (1)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.?

Late Latin caballus

Italian cavallo

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Italian -etto

Italian cavallettobor.

Portuguese cavalete

Borrowed from Italian cavalletto. By surface analysis, cavalo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈle.t͡ʃi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈle.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈle.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.bɐˈle.tɨ/ [kɐ.βɐˈle.tɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
• Hyphenation: ca‧va‧le‧te

Noun

cavalete m (plural cavaletes)

1. easel (upright frame for displaying or supporting something)
2. trestle, sawhorse (triangular support frame with four legs)
3. A-frame sign (sign that stands on two legs, for either advertisement or caution)
4. (music) bridge (support for a string instrument)
5. (historical) rack (torture device)

   Synonyms: ecúleo, potro

6. (printing, historical) letterboard

Further reading

• “cavalete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cavalete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026