cavallerissa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kə.βə.ʎəˈɾi.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.və.ʎəˈɾi.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.va.ʎeˈɾi.sa]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ka.βa.ʎeˈɾi.sa]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish caballeriza, from Late Latin caballāricia.

Noun

cavallerissa f (plural cavallerisses)

1. stable (for horses), horsebarn
2. (metonymic) stable (all the horses in a particular stable)
3. (metonymic) stablehands

Derived terms

• cavallerís

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cavallerissa f (plural cavallerisses)

1. female equivalent of cavallerís

Related terms

• cavall
• cavaller

Further reading

• “cavallerissa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026