cavalleria

Catalan

Etymology

From cavaller +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.βə.ʎəˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.və.ʎəˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ka.va.ʎeˈɾi.a]

Noun

cavalleria f (plural cavalleries)

1. cavalry

   (idiomatic) tirar la cavalleria per sobre (a algú) ― to yell at someone showing disagreement (literally, “to charge the horses over someone”)

Further reading

• “cavalleria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cavalleria”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “cavalleria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cavalleria” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Etymology

From cavaliere +‎ -eria

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.val.leˈri.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ca‧val‧le‧rì‧a

Noun

cavalleria f (plural cavallerie)

1. cavalry
2. chivalry
3. gallantry

   cavalleria rusticana ― rustic chivalry