cavalheiro
Portuguese
/kɐ.vɐ.ˈʎɐj.ɾu/, /ka.va.ˈʎej.ɾu/
noun
Definitions
- gentleman
- cavalier
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian caballero derived from Latin caballārius.
Origin
Latin
caballārius
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Caballero English
- caballero English
- caballus Latin
- caballārius Latin
- cavallaio Italian
- caballero Spanish, Castilian
- caballería Spanish, Castilian
- caballo Spanish, Castilian
- cavalheirismo Portuguese
- chevalier Old French
- καβαλάρης Greek (modern)
- cavaleiro Old Portuguese
- cjavalâr Friulian
- cavalier Old Occitan
- kabalyero Hiligaynon