cavaḍḍu
Sicilian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish *kaballos, from Proto-Celtic *kaballos, perhaps ultimately an Asiatic borrowing or Wanderwort, (compare, i.e., Ancient Greek καβάλλης (kabállēs, “nag”)). Cognate with Galician cabalo, Portuguese cavalo, Catalan cavall, Asturian caballu, Spanish caballo, French cheval, Italian cavallo, Romanian cal, Corsican cavallu ~ cavaddu, Sardinian cabaddu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈvaɖɖu/, [kaˈβa.ɖːʊ]
- Rhymes: -aɖɖʊ
- Hyphenation: ca‧và‧ḍḍu
Noun
cavaḍḍu m (plural cavaḍḍi)
Derived terms
- carni di cavaḍḍu
- cavaḍḍara
- cavaḍḍaru
- cavaḍḍarìa
- cavaḍḍazzu
- cavaḍḍuzzu
- cursa chî cavaḍḍi
- paninu câ carni di cavaḍḍu
- scavaḍḍijari
Related terms
Descendants
- → Italian: cavaddu (regional)
See also
| Chess pieces in Sicilian · [Term?] (layout · text) | |||||
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| re, reji | rijina, donna | turri, roccu | viscu, arferu, arfinu | cavaḍḍu | pijuni |