What does cavallina in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word cavallina in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cavallina in Italian.

The word cavallina in Italian means vaulting horse, filly, foal, colt, equine, horse-like, deck flare, steam pump, to live in a carefree way, horse fly, whopping cough. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cavallina

vaulting horse

sostantivo femminile (attrezzo ginnico) (gymnastics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ginnasta eseguì perfettamente il volteggio alla cavallina.

filly

sostantivo femminile (piccola cavalla femmina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Io e mia figlia abbiamo dato dell'erba alla cavallina.

foal, colt

sostantivo maschile (cavallo giovane) (young horse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le regalarono un cavallino per la prima comunione.

equine, horse-like

aggettivo (da cavallo) (of horses)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Questo sguardo cavallino non mi fa presagire nulla di buono.

deck flare

sostantivo maschile (nave, curvatura del ponte) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non le piaceva il cavallino della nuova nave.

steam pump

sostantivo maschile (meccanica, pompa) (mechanics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il meccanismo prevedeva l'uso di un cavallino metallico.

to live in a carefree way

horse fly

whopping cough

(pertussis)

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