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noun

el caballo

horse

Es un animal grande, de cuatro patas, que las personas pueden montar y que se usa para trabajar o para deportes.

Definition & meaning

  1. Horse: a large domesticated animal used for riding, work, or sport.
  2. Knight: the chess piece that moves in an L shape.
  3. In informal usage, heroin.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Caballo is a masculine noun. Its plural is caballos.
  • It comes from Latin caballus, meaning “horse,” originally a workhorse or riding horse.
  • The feminine form is yegua , “mare.” Caballo can refer to a male horse or, generally, to a horse regardless of sex.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • corcel — a literary word for a horse, especially a swift or noble one.
  • equino — a more technical term for an equine animal, including horses and related animals.
  • potro — a young horse, rather than a horse of any age.

There is no standard antonym for caballo.

Common phrases & collocations

  • montar a caballo — to ride a horse.
  • caballo de carreras — racehorse.
  • caballo de batalla — a recurring issue or main point of contention; literally, “battle horse.”

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Examples

Mi abuelo tiene un caballo marrón en su granja.noun

My grandfather has a brown horse on his farm.

El caballo corre en el campo.noun

The horse runs in the field.

El caballo negro es muy bonito.noun

The black horse is very beautiful.

Tengo un caballo en el campo.noun

I have a horse in the field.

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