caballería

See also: caballeria

Asturian

Noun

caballería f (plural caballeríes)

  1. horse
  2. cavalry

Spanish

Etymology

From caballero (“horseman, gentleman, cowboy”) +‎ -ía (“-y: forming nouns”), from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman, rider”), from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius (“-ary”).

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kabaʝeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʝeˈɾi.a]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kabaʎeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʎeˈɾi.a]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabaʃeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʃeˈɾi.a]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabaʒeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʒeˈɾi.a]

  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧rí‧a

Noun

caballería f (plural caballerías)

  1. cavalry, soldiers mounted on horses
  2. cavalry, a soldier mounted on a horse
  3. mount, any animal used for riding
    Synonym: montura
    • 1622, Francisco de Quevedo, La visita de los chistes:
      El no decir verdad será mérito; el embuste y la trapaza, caballería; y la insolencia, donaire.
      The not saying truth will be virtuous; the hoax and ruse cavalierism; and the insolence elegance.
  4. (historical, law) knight's fee, the land necessary to maintain a mounted soldier, legally bound to provide military service
  5. (historical) caballeria, a traditional unit of land area equivalent to about 38.64 ha
  6. Synonym of caballerosidad: chivalry, the behavior proper to a lord or gentleman

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • English: caballeria

Further reading
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