cavala

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Franco-Provençal[edit]

Noun[edit]

cavala f

  1. mare
    Synonyms: èga, jument

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

cavala

  1. third-person singular past historic of cavaler

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminine of caval (horse), or from Latin caballa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kaˈβalo]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

cavala f (plural cavalas)

  1. mare
    Synonym: èga

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin caballa. Compare Spanish caballa.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

Noun[edit]

cavala f (plural cavalas)

  1. mackerel (edible fish of genus Scomber or Scomberomorus)
    Synonym: sarda

Usage notes[edit]

  • Although "cavala" is etymologically the feminine form of "cavalo", its meaning is not related to the female horse, which is called égua (from Latin equa).

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

cavala

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of cavar combined with la