cavalo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- heroin noun A highly addictive illegal drug made from morphine, known for producing an intense rush of euphoria.
- horse noun A large hoofed mammal with a mane and tail, long domesticated for riding, pulling loads, and farm work.
- knight noun In medieval Europe, an armoured warrior on horseback who served a lord, typically after training as a page and squire.
Senses
cavalo is used for these senses in English:
- heroin A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]
- horse Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.
- horse (slang) Heroin (drug).
- horse (dated, slang, among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.
- knight (chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
- rootstock (agriculture) A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.
- vaulting horse (gymnastics) An apparatus with an upholstered body but no pommels; since about 2000 replaced with vault, also called vaulting table.
horse — full definition
- noun A large hoofed mammal with a mane and tail, long domesticated for riding, pulling loads, and farm work.
- noun A padded piece of gymnastics equipment, or a simple frame with legs, used for support or exercise.
- verb To fool around or engage in rough, playful behavior (usually as "horse around").