cavaḍḍu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”). Cognate with Corsican cavaddu and Sardinian cabaddu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈvaɖɖu/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧và‧ddu

Noun

cavaḍḍu m (plural cavaḍḍi)

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight

Derived terms

  • cavaḍḍara
  • cavaḍḍaru
  • cavaḍḍarìa
  • scavaḍḍijari

Descendants

  • → Italian: cavaddu (regional)

See also

Chess pieces in Sicilian · [Term?] (layout · text)
re, reji rijina, donna turri, roccu viscu, arferu, arfinu cavaḍḍu pijuni
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