caballo

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Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse), of disputed origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈbaʎo/
  • Rhymes: -aʎo
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧llo

Noun

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caballo m (plural caballos)

  1. horse

References

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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From Spanish caballo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈbaʎo/, [kaˈba.ʎo]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ba‧llo

Noun

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caballo

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight
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Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

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caballo

  1. Alternative spelling of cahuallo

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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caballō

  1. dative/ablative singular of caballus

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse), of disputed origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈbaʝo/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kaˈbaʎo/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈbaʃo/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈbaʒo/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧llo

Noun

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caballo m (plural caballos, feminine yegua, feminine plural yeguas)

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight
  3. (slang) heroin
    Synonym: heroína

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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See also

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Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
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rey dama, reina torre, roque alfil caballo peón

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