"a caballo" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /a kaˈbaʝo/, [a kaˈβ̞a.ʝo], /a kaˈbaʝo/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [a kaˈβ̞a.ʝo] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /a kaˈbaʎo/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), [a kaˈβ̞a.ʎo] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), /a kaˈbaʃo/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [a kaˈβ̞a.ʃo] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /a kaˈbaʒo/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [a kaˈβ̞a.ʒo] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
Head templates: {{head|es|adverb}} a caballo
  1. on horseback; on the back of a horse
    Sense id: en-a_caballo-es-adv-KS9DH5F8
  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: 2 2 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 97 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: caballo
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