pallafreno

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pal.laˈfre.no/, /pal.laˈfrɛ.no/
• Rhymes: -eno, -ɛno
• Hyphenation: pal‧la‧fré‧no, pal‧la‧frè‧no

Noun

pallafreno m (plural pallafreni) (literary, uncommon, historical)

1. Obsolete form of palafreno.:
   1. palfrey (small horse used in the Middle Ages for riding)
      • 1349–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata prima – Novella settima”, in Decameron; republished as Aldo Francesco Massera, editor, Il Decameron‎^[1], Bari: Laterza, 1927:

        […] il fe’ nobilmente vestire, e donatigli denari ed un pallafreno, nel suo arbitrio rimise l’andare e lo stare

        […] he had him dressed like a noble, and, after gifting him money and a palfrey, let him decide whether to go or stay