cavalo
Portuguese
/kɐ.ˈva.lu/, /ka.ˈva.lu/, /ka.ˈva.lo/
noun
Definitions
- horse mammal
- (figuratively) a coarse, rude man
- (chess) knight
- (slang) heroin
- (automotive) a unit that measures the power of an engine
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese cavalo inherited from Latin caballus (pack horse, horse, nag, jade), caballus (pack horse, horse, nag, jade) derived from Gaulish caballos (horse).
Origin
Gaulish
caballos
Gloss
horse
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
馬
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- caballine English
- capel English
- cavalero English
- cheval English
- *caballaricius Latin
- caballarius Latin
- caballico Latin
- caballicāre Latin
- caballicō Latin
- caballinus Latin
- caballus Latin
- caballārem, caballaris, caballāris Latin
- caballāris Latin
- caballārius Latin
- cavallus Latin
- caciocavallo Italian
- cavallaio Italian
- cavalletta Italian
- cavalletto Italian
- cavallo Italian
- cavallone Italian
- cavalluccio Italian
- bois French
- cheval French
- chevalerie French
- chevalet French
- chevalin French
- caballar Spanish, Castilian
- caballero Spanish, Castilian
- caballista Spanish, Castilian
- caballito Spanish, Castilian
- caballo Spanish, Castilian
- caballote Spanish, Castilian
- anticavalo Portuguese
- cavala Portuguese
- cavaleiro Portuguese
- cavalete Portuguese
- cavalinha Portuguese
- cavalo-marinho Portuguese
- marinho Portuguese
- kapall Old Norse
- cheval Old French
- keval Old French
- ĉevalo Esperanto
- cavall Catalan, Valencian
- cabalo Galician
- cal Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cârlan Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- căluș Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- kabayo Cebuano
- kavalo Ido
- qùeva Norman
- kabalyo Tagalog
- kabayo Tagalog
- kalë Albanian
- cheval Middle French
- cavaleiro Old Portuguese
- cavalo Old Portuguese
- *kapallos Proto-Celtic
- cahuallo Classical Nahuatl
- cahuayo Classical Nahuatl
- cahuayoh Classical Nahuatl
- cal Aromanian
- Kawall Alemannic German
- caval Occitan
- chaval Romansh
- caballu Asturian
- cjaval Friulian
- caval Old Occitan
- cavaddu Sicilian
- cavało Venetian
- hijevod Volapük
- jeval Volapük
- jevod Volapük
- jijevod Volapük
- kabai Papiamentu
- caval Dalmatian
- kawallu Quechua
- chwal Haitian, Haitian Creole
- chwal bwa Haitian, Haitian Creole
- kabálu Kabuverdianu
- seval Mauritian Creole
- kabayo Bikol Central
- chevau Bourguignon
- soavaly Malagasy
- caddu Sardinian
- *kaballos Gaulish
- caballos Gaulish
- caval Istriot
- cavallu Corsican
- kabayo Hiligaynon
- caballo Aragonese
- choal Louisiana Creole French
- seval Seychellois Creole
- kavalo Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- cheval Franco-Provençal
- cahua̱yoj Mecayapan Nahuatl
- cvau Picard
- chouval Antillean Creole
- cahuayo Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
- kabajo Karao
- kabayo Waray-Waray
- kawayo Hopi
- kówena Taos
- cabayw Zoogocho Zapotec
- cawaj Highland Popoluca
- kbayu Kavalan
- kavaju Paraguayan Guaraní
- kavaayu Cahuilla
- kuayu Yosondúa Mixtec
- caay Seri
- kayu Rayón Zoque
- cuayú San Miguel El Grande Mixtec
- kavâlu Kongo
- kabayo Mansaka
- kabayu Limos Kalinga
- cuvôyu Nivaclé
- kawali Chamicuro
- cayuʹ Pochutec
- kabayo Maranao
- cabey Yatzachi Zapotec
- kuái̱ Alcozauca Mixtec
- kabayo Kagayanen
- yevari Ajië
- cawa̱yu Sayula Popoluca
- chovan Nyâlayu
- chopa Bwatoo
- kawáj Lake Miwok
- kawayu Papantla Totonac