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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescheval de bât
Pronunciation / Transliteration: cheval de bât
"Le cheval de bât transportait tout le matériel de camping."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A horse used for carrying loads or baggage, especially in areas without roads.
"The traders loaded their supplies onto the packhorse for the journey across the mountains."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from pack (noun) + horse (noun), originally denoting a horse used for carrying packs or burdens on its back.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Packhorse" is said worldwide
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cheval de bât
Transliteration: cheval de bât
"Le cheval de bât transportait tout le matériel de camping."
Packpferd
Transliteration: Packpferd
"Das Packpferd trug die schweren Lasten über den Pass."
cavallo da soma
Transliteration: cavallo da soma
"Il cavallo da soma era carico di provviste."
caballo de carga
Transliteration: caballo de carga
"Guiaron al caballo de carga por el sendero estrecho."
cavalo de carga
Transliteration: cavalo de carga
"O cavalo de carga ajudou a transportar as mercadorias."
सामan ڈھونے والا گھوڑا
Transliteration: saman dhonewala ghora
Script: सामान ढोने वाला घोड़ा
"पहाड़ी रास्ते पर सामान ढोने वाला घोड़ा बहुत उपयोगी था।"
驮马
Transliteration: tuómǎ
"商队把行李都绑在了驮马背上。"
짐馬
Transliteration: jimshow
Script: 짐마
"상인들은 산을 넘기 위해 짐마를 이용했다."
駄馬
Transliteration: daba
"駄馬に荷物を積んで山道を進んだ。"
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