cavalo
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Old Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish caballos.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cavalo m
- horse
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, , E codex, cantiga 213 (facsimile):
- caeu con el o Caualo
- The buceta fell with him
Descendants[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cavallo (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese cavalo, from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish caballos. Cognate with Galician cabalo, Spanish caballo, Catalan cavall, Occitan caval, French cheval, Italian cavallo and Romanian cal.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ˈva.lo/
- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lo
Noun[edit]
cavalo m (plural cavalos, feminine égua, feminine plural éguas)
- horse (an equid)
- (figuratively) A coarse, rude man.
- (chess) knight
- (slang) heroin
- (automotive) horsepower (a unit that measures the power of an engine)
- motor de 172 cavalos
- 172-horsepower engine
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Papiamentu: kabai
See also[edit]
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rei | rainha, dama | torre | bispo | cavalo | peão |
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