a caballo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /a kaˈbaʝo/ [a kaˈβ̞a.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /a kaˈbaʎo/ [a kaˈβ̞a.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /a kaˈbaʃo/ [a kaˈβ̞a.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /a kaˈbaʒo/ [a kaˈβ̞a.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: a ca‧ba‧llo

Adverb

a caballo

  1. on horseback; on the back of a horse
  2. halfway (between); in the middle
    Se sitúa a caballo entre la gama media y la alta
    It lies between the mid range and the top range
  3. (Argentina, colloquial) topped with fried eggs

Further reading

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