cavallo

Definitions of cavallo
  1. noun
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
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    cavalla, giumenta
    female equine animal
    animale da sella, cavalcatura, monta
    a lightweight horse kept for riding only
    brocco, giada, ronzino
    an old or over-worked horse
    pony
    any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
    baio
    a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
    sauro
    a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
    stallone
    uncastrated adult male horse
    cavallo da tiro, tiro
    horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
    trottatore
    a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing
    type of:
    equidi, equini, equino
    hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
  2. noun
    a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
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    attrezzo, attrezzo ginnico
    sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
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