cavaleiro

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman”), from Latin caballus.

Pronunciation

  • (Galicia) IPA(key): /ka.βa.ˈlej.ɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ka.βa.ˈlej.ɾʊ/

Noun

cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros)

  1. knight (mediaeval warrior)
  2. a noble ranked below an infançon and above an escudeiro

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Galician: cabaleiro
  • Portuguese: cavaleiro

Portuguese

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cavaleiro

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.vaˈle(j).ɾu/ [ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.vaˈle(j).ɾo/ [ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

Adjective

cavaleiro (feminine cavaleira, masculine plural cavaleiros, feminine plural cavaleiras)

  1. pertaining to cavalry

Derived terms

Noun

cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros, feminine cavaleira, feminine plural cavaleiras)

  1. (military, historical) knight (heavily armoured warrior of the Middle Ages)
  2. (military) cavalryman; cavalier (soldier who serves on a cavalry regiment)
    Synonym: (Brazil) cavalariano
  3. (nobility) knight (noble ranked below a baron)

Noun

cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros, feminine amazona, feminine plural amazonas)

  1. horseman; horserider (person who rides a horse)

Derived terms

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