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English
Noun
cabresto (plural cabrestos)
- A halter (headpiece for animal).
1851, Sporting Magazine, volume 18, page 274:It is said that if a cabresto is laid round the sleeping traveller , the snake will not get within it.
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 13th century; inherited from Latin capistrum.
Noun
cabresto m (plural cabrestos)
- halter (Alternative form of cabestro)
- Synonyms: trela, xácoma
References
- “cabresto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
Mirandese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
cabresto (masculine plural cabrestos, feminine singular cabresta, feminine plural cabrestas)
- (derogatory) idiot, fool, moron
Further reading
“cabresto” in MIRANDA DO DOURO
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese cabresto, inherited from Latin capistrum. Doublet of the borrowing capistro.
Pronunciation
Noun
cabresto m (plural cabrestos)
- halter (animal’s headgear)
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