cavalcatura

mount

noun kah-val-kah-TOO-rah Rare

Also means

riding animal

Usage Note

Cavalcatura is a somewhat literary or archaic term for a riding animal—horse, mule, or donkey—used as a mount. It is encountered in historical texts, fairy tales, and formal descriptions. The modern everyday word is cavallo (horse) or simply the animal's name. The plural le cavalcature is regular.

Examples

"Il cavaliere montò in sella alla sua cavalcatura."

Natural Translation

The knight mounted his riding animal.

Literal Translation

The knight mounted in saddle to-the his mount.

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