cavallo

cavallo

1. alternative spelling of cahuallo

cavallo (plural cavallos)

1. horse

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin. Compare Portuguese cavalo, Galician cabalo, French cheval, Catalan cavall, Spanish caballo, Romanian cal.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈval.lo/

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• Rhymes: -allo
• Hyphenation: ca‧vàl‧lo

cavallo m (plural cavalli, feminine cavalla, diminutive cavallìno or (only in specific meanings) cavallétto, augmentative cavallóne or cavallòtto, pejorative cavallàccio, endearing-derogatory cavallùccio)

1. horse
2. horsepower (unit of measure)
3. (chess) knight
4. crotch, fork
5. seat (of trousers)

• → Alemannic German: Kawall
• → Greek: καβάλος (kaválos)

• equino
• ippo-
• pony
• stallone

cavallō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cavallus

cavallo m (plural cavallos)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of cavalo.
   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 143:

     A galera como um cavallo que obedece facilmente á pericia de um optimo cavalleiro, proejou a barra em meio das exclamações dos impacientes e saudosos passageiros.

     The galley, like a horse that easily obeys the skill of an excellent rider, crossed the bar amidst the exclamations of the impatient and nostalgic passengers.

cavallo m (plural cavallos)

1. obsolete spelling of caballo