cavalgadura

Portuguese

Etymology

From cavalgar +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaw.ɡaˈdu.ɾɐ/ [ka.vaʊ̯.ɡaˈdu.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaw.ɡaˈdu.ɾɐ/ [ka.vaʊ̯.ɡaˈdu.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaw.ɡaˈdu.ɾa/ [ka.vaʊ̯.ɡaˈdu.ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.val.ɡɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [kɐ.vaɫ.ɣɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.val.ɡɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [kɐ.vaɫ.ɣɐˈðu.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.bal.ɡɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [kɐ.βaɫ.ɣɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -uɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ca‧val‧ga‧du‧ra

Noun

cavalgadura f (plural cavalgaduras)

1. beast (animal that can be ridden)
2. (figuratively) stupid person

Further reading

• “cavalgadura”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “cavalgadura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025