Polyglot Dictionary

cavalete

/kavaˈletʃi/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os cavaletes

Meaning

  1. easel

    • O pintor montou o cavalete.

      The painter set up the easel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Staffelei

Staffelei is the German word for the same thing — both mean "easel."

Spanish

caballete

caballete is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "easel."

French

chevalet

chevalet is the French word for the same thing — both mean "easel."

Practice

1 What does cavalete mean?

2 Fill the gap: O pintor montou o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cavalete?

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