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The Portuguese word for horse is
cavalo





horse

Gender

The gender of cavalo is masculine. E.g. o cavalo.

Portuguese Definition


horse
     1. Substantivo. cavalo



Translations for horse and their definitions

égua
     1. n-f. mare
     2. interj. (Brazil, colloquial) fucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell, fuck, shit, crikey (interjection of astonishment and difficulty)


cavalo
     1. n-m. horse (an equid)
     2. n-m. (figuratively) a coarse, rude man
     3. n-m. (chess) knight
     4. n-m. (slang) heroin
     5. n-m. (automotive) horsepower (a unit that measures the power of an engine)
           motor de 172 cavalos - 172-horsepower engine


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