cavalete

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian cavalletto. By surface analysis, cavalo +‎ -ete. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ Hyphenation: ca‧va‧le‧te === Noun === cavalete m (plural cavaletes) easel (upright frame for displaying or supporting something) trestle, sawhorse (triangular support frame with four legs) A-frame sign (sign that stands on two legs, for either advertisement or caution) (music) bridge (support for a string instrument) (historical) rack (torture device) Synonyms: ecúleo, potro (printing, historical) letterboard === Further reading === “cavalete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cavalete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026