cabestro

English

Noun

cabestro (plural cabestros)

1. A trained steer used in bullfighting.

Galician

Alternative forms

• cabresto

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From Latin capistrum (“halter”). Cognate with Portuguese cabresto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈβestɾo̝/

Noun

cabestro m (plural cabestros)

1. rope used to secure the load

   Synonyms: adival, liame, luria, sedeño, treixa, trelo

2. halter

   Synonyms: trela, xácoma

3. frenulum

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cabresto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cabestro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabestro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cabestro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabestro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈbestɾo/ [kaˈβ̞es.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -estɾo
• Syllabification: ca‧bes‧tro

Etymology 1

cabestro

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin capistrum.

Noun

cabestro m (plural cabestros)

1. halter, headcollar (animal's headgear)
2. (bullfighting) leading bull

Derived terms

• cabestrar
• cabestrear
• cabestrillo
• encabestrar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

cabestro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cabestrar

Further reading

• “cabestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28