Caballito

See also: caballito

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “little horse”, from the horse-shaped (caballo) weather vane from a local pulpería.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʝito/ [ka.β̞aˈʝi.t̪o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʎito/ [ka.β̞aˈʎi.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʃito/ [ka.β̞aˈʃi.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʒito/ [ka.β̞aˈʒi.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: Ca‧ba‧lli‧to

Proper noun

Caballito m

  1. a large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Further reading

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