cavalcare

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) to ride a horse
  • (transitive) to sit astride on
  • (transitive) to pass by a place with a horse
  • (transitive) to take advantage of a situation created by someone else; to be opportunistic; to ride the wave
  • (figurative) to span to traverse the distance between, of a bridge etc.
  • (transitive) to make, have (sexually)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin caballicāre, caballus (pack horse, horse, nag, jade).

Origin

Latin

caballus

Gloss

pack horse, horse, nag, jade

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

馬

Emoji
🎠 🏇 🐴 🦓

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