cavalo

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Old PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish caballos.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kaˈβa.lo/

NounEdit

cavalo m

1. horse
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 213 (facsimile):

     caeu con el o Caualo

     The horse fell with him

DescendantsEdit

• Galician: cabalo
• Portuguese: cavalo

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PortugueseEdit

cavalo (Equus ferus caballus)

Alternative formsEdit

• cavallo (obsolete)

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈva.lu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈva.lu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈva.lo/
• Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lo

NounEdit

cavalo m (plural cavalos) f égua

1. horse (mammal)
2. (chess) knight
3. (slang) heroin

Related termsEdit

Terms related to cavalo

• anticavalo
• cavalar
• cavalaria

• cavaleiro
• cavalgada
• cavalgar

• cavalheiro
• cavalo marinho
• equitação

• estábulo
• hipismo

See alsoEdit