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caballo

horse

noun kah-BAH-yoh Common

Usage Note

caballo has the double ll pronounced like English 'y'. A female horse is una yegua, not caballa (which is a mackerel). In cards and chess caballo is the knight.

Examples

"El caballo come hierba."

Natural Translation

The horse eats grass.

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