Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: calade
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slope or declivity in a manège ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to its haunches.

Example Sentences

"Work your horse in a calade, after the Italian way; ride him straight, and then you make good use of the calade."

Etymology

Borrowed from French calade.

Inflected Forms

calades (plural)

Questions

What does calade mean?: A slope or declivity in a manège ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to its haunches.
Where does calade come from?: Borrowed from French calade.

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