"a caballo" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /a kaˈbaʝo/, [a kaˈβ̞a.ʝo], /a kaˈbaʝo/, [a kaˈβ̞a.ʝo], /a kaˈbaʎo/, [a kaˈβ̞a.ʎo], /a kaˈbaʃo/, [a kaˈβ̞a.ʃo], /a kaˈbaʒo/, [a kaˈβ̞a.ʒo]
Head templates: {{head|es|adverb}} a caballo
  1. on horseback; on the back of a horse
    Sense id: en-a_caballo-es-adv-KS9DH5F8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 0 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 0 52 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 1 53
  2. halfway (between); in the middle
    Sense id: en-a_caballo-es-adv-VgdKOERW
  3. (Argentina, colloquial) topped with fried eggs Tags: Argentina, colloquial
    Sense id: en-a_caballo-es-adv-FYuGRUzy Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 0 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 0 52 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 1 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: caballo
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      "ipa": "/a kaˈbaʝo/"
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