cabestro

== English == === Noun === cabestro (plural cabestros) A trained steer used in bullfighting. == Galician == === Alternative forms === cabresto === Etymology === Attested since the 13th century. From Latin capistrum (“halter”). Cognate with Portuguese cabresto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈβestɾo̝/ === Noun === cabestro m (plural cabestros) rope used to secure the load Synonyms: adival, liame, luria, sedeño, treixa, trelo halter Synonyms: trela, xácoma frenulum === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cabresto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cabestro”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabestro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cabestro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabestro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈbestɾo/ [kaˈβ̞es.t̪ɾo] Rhymes: -estɾo Syllabification: ca‧bes‧tro === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin capistrum. ==== Noun ==== cabestro m (plural cabestros) halter, headcollar (animal's headgear) (bullfighting) leading bull ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== cabestro first-person singular present indicative of cabestrar === Further reading === “cabestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025