"cavallo" meaning in Italian

See cavallo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaˈval.lo/ Forms: cavalli [plural], cavalla [feminine], cavallìno [diminutive], cavallétto [diminutive, error-unknown-tag, specific], cavallóne [augmentative], cavallòtto [augmentative], cavallàccio [pejorative]
Rhymes: -allo Etymology: From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin. Compare Portuguese cavalo, Galician cabalo, French cheval, Catalan cavall, Spanish caballo, Romanian cal. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|LL.|caballus||horse}} Late Latin caballus (“horse”), {{inh|it|la|caballus||pack horse}} Latin caballus (“pack horse”), {{cog|pt|cavalo}} Portuguese cavalo, {{cog|gl|cabalo}} Galician cabalo, {{cog|fr|cheval}} French cheval, {{cog|ca|cavall}} Catalan cavall, {{cog|es|caballo}} Spanish caballo, {{cog|ro|cal}} Romanian cal Head templates: {{it-noun|m|aug=cavallóne,cavallòtto|dim=cavallìno,cavallétto<q:only in specific meanings>|end_derog=cavallùccio|f=+|pej=cavallàccio}} cavallo m (plural cavalli, feminine cavalla, diminutive cavallìno or (only in specific meanings) cavallétto, augmentative cavallóne or cavallòtto, pejorative cavallàccio, endearing-derogatory cavallùccio)
  1. horse Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavallo-it-noun-~WKGK23C Categories (other): Horses Disambiguation of Horses: 69 6 9 12 3
  2. horsepower (unit of measure) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavallo-it-noun-~5sdMC09 Categories (other): Units of measure Disambiguation of Units of measure: 3 53 38 4 3
  3. (chess) knight Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavallo-it-noun-zh2AHRUt Categories (other): Chess, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Chess, Meats Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 44 43 4 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 8 8 35 42 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 6 6 59 22 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 66 18 5 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Meats: 7 7 70 9 7 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  4. crotch, fork Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavallo-it-noun-ajMMJQej Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 44 43 4 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 8 8 35 42 8
  5. seat (of trousers) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavallo-it-noun-uixI9At2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese cavalo",
      "name": "cog"
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      },
      "expansion": "Galician cabalo",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "French cheval",
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      "expansion": "Catalan cavall",
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      "word": "cavaliere"
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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}
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