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cavallo

horse

noun kah-VAHL-loh Less Common
Animals & Nature Farm Animals

Origin: from Latin caballus 'workhorse'

Usage Note

Cavallo is the horse, and a unit of engine power: cavalli (horsepower). It powers idioms like a cavallo (on horseback, or straddling two periods) and febbre da cavallo (a raging fever). The plural is cavalli; the female is cavalla.

Examples

"Il cavallo corre nel prato."

Natural Translation

The horse runs in the meadow.

Literal Translation

The horse runs in-the meadow.

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