cavaleiro

Signification

Adj

pertaining to cavalry

Noun

1. (historical,masculine) knight (heavily armoured warrior of the Middle Ages)
2. (masculine) cavalryman; cavalier (soldier who serves on a cavalry regiment)
3. (masculine) knight (noble ranked below a baron)

Noun

horseman; horserider (person who rides a horse)

Coupé comme

ca‧va‧lei‧ro

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ka.vaˈle(j).ɾu/

Étymologie

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius. Compare Galician cabaleiro. By surface analysis, cavalo (“horse”) + -eiro (“-eer”). Doublet of cavalheiro, through Spanish caballero.