caballa

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin caballa, the feminine form of caballus (“horse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈbaʝa/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈbaʎa/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈbaʃa/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈbaʒa/ [kaˈβ̞a.ʒa]

Audio (Spain) (file)

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lla

Noun

caballa f (plural caballas)

mackerel

Usage notes

Although "caballa" is etymologically the feminine form of "caballo", its meaning is not related to the female horse, which is called yegua (from Latin equa).

Descendants

→ Moroccan Arabic: كبايلا‎ (kabāyla)

Further reading

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

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