cavalete
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian cavalletto. By surface analysis, cavalo + -ete.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cavalete m (plural cavaletes)
- easel (upright frame for displaying or supporting something)
- trestle, sawhorse (triangular support frame with four legs)
- A-frame sign (sign that stands on two legs, for either advertisement or caution)
- (music) bridge (support for a string instrument)
- (historical) rack (torture device)
- (printing, historical) letterboard