caballo

Etymology

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

Noun

caballo m

1. horse

Noun

caballo

1. Alternative spelling of cahuallo

Noun

caballō

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

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

See also

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

• caballa
• jamelgo m, jamelga f
• potro m, potra f
• yegua

Further reading

• “caballo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.