cavaleiro

Meaning

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)

Concepts

knight

horseman

rider

cavalryman

horsewoman

jockey

mount

ritter

trooper

horseback rider

dance partner

mounted soldier

cavalier

cavalrywoman

dragoon

equestrian

horseback

Synonyms

cavalariano

ginete

joquei

Translations

cavalier

cavaliere

caballero

Ritter

chevalier

jinete

Reiter

ridder

eques

ιππότης

cavaller

ruiter

şövalye

cavalièr

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.vaˈle(j).ɾu/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: cabaleiro

Cognate with Spanish: caballero

In summary

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.