Polyglot Dictionary

caballa

/kaˈβaʝa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las caballas

Meaning

  1. mackerel

    • Asó una caballa.

      He grilled a mackerel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Makrele

Makrele is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mackerel."

French

maquereau

maquereau is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mackerel."

Practice

1 What does caballa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Asó una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caballa?

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