cavalo

== Galician == === Noun === cavalo m (plural cavalos, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of cabalo === References === “cavalo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish kaballos. === Pronunciation === (Galicia) IPA(key): /ka.ˈβa.lo/ (Portugal) IPA(key): /ka.ˈβa.lʊ/ === Noun === cavalo m (plural cavalos) horse ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Fala: cabalu Galician: cabalo Portuguese: cavalo (see there for further descendants) === References === Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “cavalo”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === cavallo (pre-reform spelling) vacalo (humorous) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -alu Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lo === Noun === cavalo m (plural cavalos, feminine égua, feminine plural éguas) horse (Equus ferus caballus) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Papiamentu: kabai → Javanese: ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal) → Kaingang: kãvãru → Old Tupi: kabaruNheengatu: kawarú→ Kariri: cabarú (Kipeá), cabarrú, cawarrú (Pedra Branca, Sabujá) → Urubú-Kaapor: kawar === Noun === cavalo m (plural cavalos) (chess) knight (slang) heroin (automotive) horsepower (a unit that measures the power of an engine) motor de 172 cavalos ― 172-horsepower engine (agriculture) rootstock Synonym: porta-enxerto === Noun === cavalo m (plural cavalos, feminine cavala, feminine plural cavalas) (figuratively, derogatory) a coarse, rude person === See also === === Further reading === “cavalo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cavalo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cavalo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “cavalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Verb === cavalo second-person singular voseo imperative of cavar combined with lo