Masculine
palafreno
Meaning
- (historical, literary, masculine, uncommon) palfrey (small horse used in the Middle Ages for riding)
- (broadly, historical, literary, masculine, uncommon) any riding or parade horse
Concepts
Translations
Hyphenated as
pa‧la‧fré‧no, pa‧la‧frè‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pa.laˈfre.no/
Etymology
Inherited, with influence from freno (“bit, brake”), from Late Latin paraverēdus (“horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places”), derived from Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “from; near”) + Classical Latin verēdus (“fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter”).
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