Masculine
cavalo
Sentences
Meaning
horse (Equus ferus caballus)
Concepts
Equus caballus
gymnastic horse
foot ropes
equidae
horse meat
male horse
Synonyms
equídeos
Equus caballus
Cavalo com alça
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈva.lu/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavalo, from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish *kaballos, from Proto-Celtic *kaballos, perhaps ultimately an Asiatic borrowing or Wanderwort, compare Ancient Greek καβάλλης (kabállēs, “nag”), Proto-Slavic *kobýla (“mare”), Persian کول (kaval, “second class horse of mixed blood”), and possibly Karakhanid kevel (at) (“well-bred fast (horse)”). Cognate with Galician cabalo, Spanish caballo, Catalan cavall, Occitan caval, French cheval, Italian cavallo and Romanian cal.
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