Caballero

See also: caballero

English

Etymology

From Spanish caballero, originally an occupational surname for a knight.

Proper noun

Caballero (plural Caballeros)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Derived terms

• cab
• Cab

 

Translations

Translations

• Cebuano: Caballero
• Spanish: Caballero (es)
• Tagalog: Caballero

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Caballero is the 1224^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28903 individuals. Caballero is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.25%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Caballero. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ca‧ba‧lle‧ro
• IPA^(key): /kabalˈjeɾo/ [kɐ.bɐl̪ˈji.ɾ̪o]

Proper noun

Caballero

1. a common surname from Spanish, most prevalent in Cebu province

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Caballero. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ca‧bal‧le‧ro
• IPA^(key): /kabaˈljeɾo/, [ka.baˈljɪ.ɾo]

Proper noun

Caballero

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Caballero

Spanish

Etymology

From caballero (“knight”).

Proper noun

Caballero m or f by sense

1. a surname, Caballero, originating as an occupation

Descendants

• English: Caballero
• Cebuano: Caballero
• Tagalog: Caballero
• → Chinese: → 卡瓦列羅／卡瓦列罗 (Kǎwǎlièluó) (transliteration)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Caballero, originally an occupational surname for a knight.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabalˈjeɾo/ [kɐ.bɐlˈjɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: Ca‧bal‧le‧ro
• Homophone: kabalyero

Proper noun

Caballero (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓ)

1. a surname, Caballero, from Spanish

Related terms

• Caballeros