cavallo

See also: Cavallo

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

cavallo

1. alternative spelling of cahuallo

Interlingua

Noun

cavallo (plural cavallos)

1. horse

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin. Compare Portuguese cavalo, Asturian caballu, Galician cabalo, Portuguese cavalo, Catalan cavall, French cheval, Spanish caballo, Romanian cal, Corsican cavallu, Sardinian cabaddu, Sicilian cavaḍḍu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈval.lo/

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• Rhymes: -allo
• Hyphenation: ca‧vàl‧lo

Noun

cavallo m (plural cavalli, feminine cavalla, diminutive cavallìno or (only in specific meanings) cavallétto, augmentative cavallóne or cavallòtto, pejorative cavallàccio, endearing-derogatory cavallùccio)

1. horse
2. horsepower (unit of measure)
3. (chess) knight
4. crotch, fork
5. seat (of trousers)

Related terms

• a cavallo
• accavallare
• cavalcare
• cavaliere
• cavallaio
• cavalleggero
• cavalletta
• cavalletto
• cavallina
• cavallino
• cavallo a dondolo
• cavallo di battaglia
• cavallo di Troia
• cavallo marino
• cavallo vapore
• cavallone
• cavalluccio
• febbre da cavallo
• ferro di cavallo
• scavallare

Descendants

• → Alemannic German: Kawall
• → Greek: καβάλος (kaválos)

See also

• equino
• ippo-
• pony
• stallone

Latin

Adjective

cavallō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cavallus

Portuguese

Noun

cavallo m (plural cavallos)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of cavalo
   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 143:

     A galera como um cavallo que obedece facilmente á pericia de um optimo cavalleiro, proejou a barra em meio das exclamações dos impacientes e saudosos passageiros.

     The galley, like a horse that easily obeys the skill of an excellent rider, crossed the bar amidst the exclamations of the impatient and nostalgic passengers.

Spanish

Noun

cavallo m (plural cavallos)

1. obsolete spelling of caballo