"caballo" meaning in Spanish

See caballo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaˈbaʝo/, [kaˈβ̞a.ʝo], /kaˈbaʝo/, [kaˈβ̞a.ʝo], /kaˈbaʎo/, [kaˈβ̞a.ʎo], /kaˈbaʃo/, [kaˈβ̞a.ʃo], /kaˈbaʒo/, [kaˈβ̞a.ʒo] Forms: caballos [plural], yegua [feminine], yeguas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -aʝo, -aʝo (most of Spain and Latin America), -aʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -aʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -aʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin. Compare Portuguese cavalo. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la-lat|caballus||horse|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin caballus (“horse”), {{inh+|es|la-lat|caballus||horse}} Inherited from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), {{inh|es|la|caballus||pack horse}} Latin caballus (“pack horse”), {{cog|pt|cavalo}} Portuguese cavalo Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=yegua}} caballo m (plural caballos, feminine yegua, feminine plural yeguas)
  1. horse Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caballo-es-noun-~WKGK23C Categories (other): Horses Disambiguation of Horses: 63 8 16 3 11
  2. (chess) knight Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caballo-es-noun-zh2AHRUt Categories (other): Chess, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Chess Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 5 21 20 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 100 0 0 0 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  3. (slang) heroin Tags: masculine, slang Synonyms: heroína
    Sense id: en-caballo-es-noun-7m8BqS3Y
  4. (slang) ox (strong clumsy person) Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-caballo-es-noun-D8ADytjy
  5. (slang, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) master, hotshot Tags: Cuba, Dominican-Republic, Puerto-Rico, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-caballo-es-noun-nlJIUoeF Categories (other): Cuban Spanish, Dominican Spanish, Puerto Rican Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: caballo de carreras (english: racehorse), caballo de guerra (english: war horse), caballo de paso, caballo de silla (english: saddle horse), caballo de tiro (english: draft horse, draught horse, plow horse)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "alma de caballo"
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    {
      "word": "caballo de agua"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "caballo de palo"
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    {
      "word": "caballo de Przewalski"
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    {
      "word": "caballo de regalo"
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    {
      "word": "caballo de Troya"
    },
    {
      "word": "caballo de vapor"
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    {
      "word": "caballo del diablo"
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    {
      "word": "caballo marino"
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    {
      "word": "cepa caballo"
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      "word": "cola de caballo"
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      "word": "cuerpo de caballo"
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      "word": "de caballo"
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      "word": "diente de caballo"
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    {
      "word": "el ojo del amo engorda al caballo"
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    {
      "word": "hierba del caballo"
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      "word": "más lento que el caballo del malo"
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      "word": "menta de caballo"
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      "word": "mozo de caballos"
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    {
      "word": "oso caballo"
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    {
      "word": "pie de caballo"
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      "word": "poner a los pies de los caballos"
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      "word": "poner el carro delante del caballo"
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      "word": "caballo de carreras"
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      "word": "caballo de paso"
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      "word": "caballo de silla"
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      "english": "draft horse, draught horse, plow horse",
      "translation": "draft horse, draught horse, plow horse",
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      "word": "cabalgata"
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      "word": "cabalino"
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      "word": "caballada"
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      "word": "caballar"
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      "word": "caballerango"
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      "word": "caballería"
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      "word": "caballeriza"
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      "word": "caballista"
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      "word": "caballuno"
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      "word": "de caballo"
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      "word": "caballa"
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "jamelga"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "potro"
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      "tags": [
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          "text": "Un yonqui, de espaldas a la cámara, hace unas declaraciones: ahora, el que tiene billetes, se mete coca, o, si toma caballo, se lo mete con plata, lo fuma, ¿sabes?",
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          "word": "heroína"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈbaʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞a.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈbaʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞a.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈbaʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞a.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈbaʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞a.ʃo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈbaʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞a.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʝo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caballo"
}

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