cavaleiro
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin caballārius (“horseman”), from Latin caballus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.βa.ˈlej.ɾo/
Noun
cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros)
Related terms
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- (obsolete): cavaleyro, cavalleiro, cavalleyro
Etymology
From Old Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus; corresponds to Portuguese cavalo (“horse”) + -eiro (“-eer”). Doublet of cavalheiro.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐvɐˈlɐjɾu/, /kɐvɐˈlejɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.va.ˈle(j).ɾu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.va.ˈlej.ɾo/
- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lei‧ro
Noun
cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros, feminine cavaleira, feminine plural cavaleiras)
- (military, historical) knight (heavily armoured warrior of the Middle Ages)
- (military) cavalryman; cavalier (soldier who serves on a cavalry regiment)
- horseman; horserider (person who rides a horse)
- (nobility) knight (noble ranked below a baron)
Synonyms
- (cavalryman): cavalariano
Derived terms
- a cavaleiro
- a cavaleiro de
- cavaleirismo
- cavaleiro andante
- cavaleiro errante
- cavaleiro teutónico
- cavaleiro-vilão
Related terms
- cavalheiro
- cavalo
- cavalaria
- cavalhada
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