caballaje

Spanish

Etymology

From caballo (“horse”) +‎ -aje.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʝaxe/ [ka.β̞aˈʝa.xe] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʎaxe/ [ka.β̞aˈʎa.xe] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʃaxe/ [ka.β̞aˈʃa.xe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʒaxe/ [ka.β̞aˈʒa.xe] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lla‧je

Noun

caballaje m (plural caballajes)

  1. horsepower
    Synonyms: caballo de fuerza, caballo de vapor

Further reading

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