caballo

Aragonese

Etymology

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

Noun

caballo m

  1. horse

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

caballo

  1. Alternative spelling of cahuallo

Latin

Noun

caballō

  1. dative singular of caballus
  2. ablative singular of caballus

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /kaˈbaʎo/, [kaˈβaʎo]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /kaˈbaɟ͡ʝo/, [kaˈβaʝo]
  • (Rioplatense) IPA(key): [kaˈβa.ʃo̞], [kaˈβa.ʒo̞]

Noun

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

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight
  3. (slang) heroin

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

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

Further reading

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