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caballo

caballo

Aragonese

Noun

caballo m

horse

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

caballo

Alternative spelling of cahuallo

Latin

Noun

caballō

dative singular of caballus
ablative singular of caballus

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(ll-y distinction) IPA^(key): [kaˈβa.ʎo̞]
(ll-y neutralization) IPA^(key): [kaˈβa.ʝo̞]
(Rioplatense) IPA^(key): [kaˈβa.ʃo̞], [kaˈβa.ʒo̞]

Noun

caballo m ‎(plural caballos, feminine yegua)

horse
(chess) knight
(slang) heroin

Related terms

Related terms

Descendants

Alcozauca Mixtec: kuái̱
Cahuilla: kaváayu
Cebuano: kabayo
Chamicuro: kawali
Chol: cawayu'
Classical Nahuatl: cahuāllo

Isthmus-Mecayapan Nahuatl: cahua̱yoj
Lake Miwok: kawáj
Mbyá Guaraní: kavaju
O'odham: kaviyu
Papiamentu: cabai
Pipil: kawach, kāwayu

Sayula Popoluca: cawa̱yu
Seri: caay
Tagalog: kabayo
Yatzachi Zapotec: cabey
Yosondúa Mixtec: kuayu
Zoogocho Zapotec: cabayw

See also

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)

rey	reina, dama	torre, roque	alfil	caballo	peón