cavalo
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish caballos.
Pronunciation
Noun
cavalo m
- horse
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 213 (facsimile):
- caeu con el o Caualo
- The horse fell with him
Descendants
Portuguese
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Alternative forms
- cavallo (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Galician-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
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- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lo
Noun
- horse (mammal)
- (figuratively) a coarse, rude man
- (chess) knight
- (slang) heroin
- (automotive) a unit that measures the power of an engine
- motor de 172 cavalos
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Papiamentu: kabai
Related terms
See also
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rei | rainha, dama | torre | bispo | cavalo | peão |
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