Masculine

caballito

Meaning

  1. (diminutive, form-of, masculine) diminutive of caballo: a little horse, horsy, pony
  2. (Spain, masculine) wheelie (an action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)
  3. (masculine) horsy (a game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours)
  4. (masculine) rocking horse (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing)
  5. (masculine) hobby horse (a child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick)
  6. (Mexico, masculine) shot (small serving of drink)

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caballo

  1. (masculine) horse
  2. (masculine) knight
  3. (masculine, slang) heroin
  4. (masculine, slang) ox (strong clumsy person)
  5. (Cuba, Dominican-Republic, Puerto-Rico, masculine, slang) master, hotshot

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
ca‧ba‧lli‧to
Etymology

From caballo + -ito. * (wheelie): By imitation of horses.

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