fiador

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

fiador (plural fiadors)

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  1. (South America) A collar worn by a horse, immediately behind the head, to which a handle, strap, or rope may be attached.
  2. (Canada, US) In some styles of horse halter and bridle, an optional part similar to a throatlatch.

Usage notes

References

  • Segovia (1911) page 414
  • Ashley Book of Knots (1944) p. 201

Anagrams

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

fiador m (plural fiadors)

  1. guarantor

Descendants

  • Galician: fiador
  • Portuguese: fiador

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fiador. Compare Galician and Spanish fiador. By surface analysis, fiar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.aˈdoʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /fjaˈdoʁ/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fi.aˈdoɾ/ , (faster pronunciation) /fjaˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fi.aˈdoʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /fjaˈdoʁ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.aˈdoɻ/ , (faster pronunciation) /fjaˈdoɻ/
 

  • Hyphenation: fi‧a‧dor

Noun

fiador m (plural fiadores)

  1. guarantor
  2. surety
  3. sponsor
  4. guarantee

Spanish

Noun

fiador m (plural fiadores, feminine fiadora, feminine plural fiadoras)

  1. fastener, retainer, toggle, catch
  2. bondsman, surety, guarantor, bailor, backer
  3. safety strap (for securing a sword)
  4. neck collar (on a horse)
  5. fastening cord (of a cape or cloak), chinstrap
  6. catch, latch
  7. lock tumbler
  8. safety catch, rifle sear
  9. gutter hook (for fastening a gutter to a building)
  10. (colloquial) boy’s buttock

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