palafreno

== Italian == === Alternative forms === palafrino, pallafreno (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited, with influence from freno (“bit, brake”), from Late Latin paraverēdus (“horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places”), derived from Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “from; near”) +‎ Classical Latin verēdus (“fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.laˈfre.no/, /pa.laˈfrɛ.no/ Rhymes: -eno, -ɛno Hyphenation: pa‧la‧fré‧no, pa‧la‧frè‧no === Noun === palafreno m (plural palafreni) (literary, uncommon, historical) palfrey (small horse used in the Middle Ages for riding) Antonym: destriero Hypernym: cavallo (loosely) any riding or parade horse Hypernym: cavallo ==== Derived terms ==== palafreniere === References === palafreno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana “palafreno”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 12 orad–pere, UTET, 1984, page 378