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cavaleiro.

pertaining to cavalry

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ka.vaˈle(j).ɾu/Brazil[ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/kɐ.vɐˈlɐj.ɾu/Portugal/kɐ.bɐˈlej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. pertaining to cavalry

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius. By surface analysis, cavalo (“horse”) + -eiro. Doublet of cavalheiro, through Spanish caballero.

noun/ka.vaˈle(j).ɾu/Brazil[ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/kɐ.vɐˈlɐj.ɾu/Portugal/kɐ.bɐˈlej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. knight (heavily armoured warrior of the Middle Ages)

    historical · masculine
  2. cavalryman; cavalier (soldier who serves on a cavalry regiment)

    masculine
  3. knight (noble ranked below a baron)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius. By surface analysis, cavalo (“horse”) + -eiro. Doublet of cavalheiro, through Spanish caballero.

noun/ka.vaˈle(j).ɾu/Brazil[ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/kɐ.vɐˈlɐj.ɾu/Portugal/kɐ.bɐˈlej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. horseman; horserider (person who rides a horse)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius. By surface analysis, cavalo (“horse”) + -eiro. Doublet of cavalheiro, through Spanish caballero.

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