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cavalleria

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From cavaller +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cavalleria f (plural cavalleries)

  1. cavalry
    (idiomatic) tirar la cavalleria per sobre (a algú)to yell at someone showing disagreement (literally, “to charge the horses over someone”)

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From cavaliere +‎ -eria[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.val.leˈri.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: ca‧val‧le‧rì‧a

Noun

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cavalleria f (plural cavallerie)

  1. cavalry
  2. chivalry
  3. gallantry
    cavalleria rusticanarustic chivalry

References

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  1. ^ Migliorini, Bruno with Aldo Duro (1950) “cavaliere”, in Prontuario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Paravia