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cavaliere

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See also: Cavaliere and cavalière

Italian

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old Occitan cavalier (cf. also Old French chevalier), from Late Latin caballārius.[1] See cavallo +‎ -iere. Doublet of cavallaio.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ka.vaˈljɛ.re/
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    • Rhymes: -ɛre
    • Hyphenation: ca‧va‧liè‧re

    Noun

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    cavaliere m (plural cavalieri)

    1. rider or horseman
    2. cavalryman or trooper
    3. an escort or partner
    4. a knight
    5. a gentleman

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Migliorini, Bruno with Aldo Duro (1950), Prontuario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Paravia
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