cavalo

Old Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈβa.lo/

Noun

cavalo m

  1. horse

Descendants


Portuguese

cavalo (Equus ferus caballus)

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cavalo m (plural cavalos) f égua

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

Descendants

See also

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão
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