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cavallo

cavallo

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

cavallo

  1. Alternative spelling of cahuallo

Interlingua

Noun

cavallo (plural cavallos)

  1. horse

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse), from Gaulish. Compare Portuguese cavalo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈvalːo/, [ka.ˈval.lo]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧vàl‧lo
  • Rhymes: -allo

Noun

cavallo m (plural cavalli, feminine cavalla)

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

Related terms

See also

Chess pieces in Italian · pezzi degli scacchi (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
re regina,
donna
torre alfiere cavallo pedone

Descendants

  • Greek: καβάλος

Latin

Adjective

cavallō

  1. dative masculine singular of cavallus
  2. dative neuter singular of cavallus
  3. ablative masculine singular of cavallus
  4. ablative neuter singular of cavallus

Portuguese

Noun

cavallo m (plural cavallos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of cavalo