Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cavaliero

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: cav-a-liero
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cavalier, gallant, or libertine.

Archaic

name

Example Sentences

"How now, bully Rock? thou'rt a gentleman; cavaliero-juftice , I say"

Etymology

From Spanish caballero. See cavalier.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: caballero

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

cavalieros (plural) cavalieroes (plural)

Questions

What does cavaliero mean?: A cavalier, gallant, or libertine.
Where does cavaliero come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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