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Meaning of caneleira | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
[kanɛˈlejɾɐ]

Definitions

  1. greave
  2. shinguard
  3. shinpad
  4. Equivalent to 'greave': A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.

Equivalents

Български наколенник
Català canyellera
Ελληνικά περικνημίδα
English greave shin pad shinguard shinpad
Español espinillera greba
Suomi säärisuoja
Հայերեն զանգապան
Bahasa Indonesia benkap
Italiano parastinchi
Latina ocrea
Nederlands scheenbeschermer
Português caneleira greva
Русский поножи
Svenska benskydd
Türkçe bacaklık

Examples

“et huun lorigom, por que me dauan oyto centos moravedís et huuns coxotes e huas caneleyras, quer çento e quareenta moravedís”

and a chain mail, valued in 800 maravedis, and a pair of tassets and of greaves, 140 maravedis

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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