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caballo meaning in English

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caballo noun
{m}

horse [horses](slang: heroin)
noun
[UK: hɔːs] [US: ˈhɔːrs]
It's my horse. = Es mi caballo.

knight [knights](chess piece)
noun
[UK: naɪt] [US: ˈnaɪt]
The knight does not move like that. = El caballo no se mueve así.

caballo andaluz noun
{m}

Andalusian(horse of a breed from the Iberian Peninsula)
noun
[UK: ˌæn.də.ˈluː.siən] [US: ˌæn.də.ˈluː.ʃən]

caballo castrado noun
{m}

gelding [geldings](castrated male horse)
noun
[UK: ˈɡeld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡeld.ɪŋ]

caballo de pasto-barro noun
{m}

grass mud horse(Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship)
noun

caballo de Przewalski noun
{m}

Przewalski's horse [Przewalski's horses](Equus ferus przewalskii)
noun

caballo de Troya noun
{m}

Trojan horse [Trojan horses](computing: malicious program)
noun
[UK: ˈtrəʊ.dʒən hɔːs] [US: ˈtroʊ.dʒən ˈhɔːrs]

caballo de Troya proper noun
{m}

Trojan horse(epic wooden horse)
proper noun
[UK: ˈtrəʊ.dʒən hɔːs] [US: ˈtroʊ.dʒən ˈhɔːrs]

caballo de vapor noun
{m}

horsepower(non-metric)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.spaʊə(r)] [US: ˈhɔːr.ˌspɑː.wər]

caballo español noun
{m}

Andalusian(horse of a breed from the Iberian Peninsula)
noun
[UK: ˌæn.də.ˈluː.siən] [US: ˌæn.də.ˈluː.ʃən]

caballo palomino noun
{m}

palomino [palominos](horse)
noun
[UK: ˌpæ.lə.ˈmiː.nəʊ] [US: ˌpæ.lə.ˈmiːno.ʊ]

caballo y rey noun
{f}

same old story(the repetition of an annoying occurrence)
noun
[UK: seɪm əʊld ˈstɔː.ri] [US: ˈseɪm oʊld ˈstɔː.ri]

a caballo adjective

mounted(on horseback)
adjective
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪd] [US: ˈmaʊn.təd]

a caballo adverb

horseback(on the back of a horse)
adverb
[UK: ˈhɔːs.bæk] [US: ˈhɔːrˌs.bæk]

a caballo entre adverb

halfway(midway)
adverb
[UK: hɑːf.ˈweɪ] [US: ˈhæˈf.weɪ]

a caballo regalado phrase

don't look a gift horse in the mouth(a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt lʊk ə ɡɪft hɔːs ɪn ðə maʊθ] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈlʊk ə ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs ɪn ðə ˈmaʊθ]

a caballo regalado no le mires el diente phrase

beggars can't be choosers(when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts)
phrase
[UK: ˈbe.ɡərz kɑːnt bi ˈtʃuː.zə(r)z] [US: ˈbe.ɡərz ˈkænt bi ˈtʃuː.zərz]

don't look a gift horse in the mouth(a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt lʊk ə ɡɪft hɔːs ɪn ðə maʊθ] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈlʊk ə ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs ɪn ðə ˈmaʊθ]

a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes phrase

don't look a gift horse in the mouth(a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt lʊk ə ɡɪft hɔːs ɪn ðə maʊθ] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈlʊk ə ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs ɪn ðə ˈmaʊθ]

a matacaballo adverb

hell-for-leatheradverb

arquero a caballo noun
{m}

horse archer(a cavalryman armed with a bow)
noun

carne de caballo noun
{f}

horsemeat(horse meat)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.smiːt] [US: ˈhɔːr.smiːt]

carreras de caballos noun
{f-Pl}

horse racing(a sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest)
noun
[UK: hɔːs ˈreɪs.ɪŋ] [US: ˈhɔːrs ˈreɪs.ɪŋ]

cola de caballo noun
{f}

horsetail [horsetails](plant of the order Equisetales)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.ˌstel] [US: ˈhɔːr.ˌstel]

ponytail [ponytails](hairstyle)
noun
[UK: ˈpəʊ.nɪ.teɪl] [US: ˈpoʊ.ni.ˌtel]

de caballos adjective
{m}

horse-drawn(pulled along by horse)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔːs.ˈdrɔːn] [US: drɔːn]

pelo de caballo noun
{m}

fios de ovos(traditional Portuguese sweet food)
noun

pie de caballo noun
{m}

coltsfoot [coltsfoots](Tussilago farfara)
noun
[UK: ˈkoltsˌfʊt] [US: ˈkoltsˌfʊt]

poner a alguien a los pies de los caballos verb

throw under the bus(betray)
verb

poner el carro delante del caballo verb
{m}

put the cart before the horse(to put things in the wrong order)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt ðə kɑːt bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə hɔːs] [US: ˈpʊt ðə ˈkɑːrt bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈhɔːrs]

tirado por caballos adjective
{m}

horse-drawn(pulled along by horse)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔːs.ˈdrɔːn] [US: drɔːn]

uña de caballo noun
{f}

coltsfoot [coltsfoots](Tussilago farfara)
noun
[UK: ˈkoltsˌfʊt] [US: ˈkoltsˌfʊt]