"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. 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 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 Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-cavallo-it-noun-~WKGK23C Disambiguation of Mammals: 43 40 10 4 3
  2. horsepower (unit of measure) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Meats, Units of measure Categories (lifeform): Animals, Equids, Horses, Mammals
    Sense id: en-cavallo-it-noun-~5sdMC09 Disambiguation of Meats: 4 56 19 16 4 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 2 89 5 3 2 Disambiguation of Animals: 5 70 14 6 5 Disambiguation of Equids: 22 49 11 14 3 Disambiguation of Horses: 27 52 8 11 2 Disambiguation of Mammals: 43 40 10 4 3 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 67 18 12 1 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 2 66 16 13 2
  3. (chess) knight Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Chess, Chess
    Sense id: en-cavallo-it-noun-zh2AHRUt Disambiguation of Chess: 2 30 54 11 2 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  4. crotch, fork Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavallo-it-noun-ajMMJQej
  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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