caballete

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of caballo (“horse”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʝete/ [ka.β̞aˈʝe.t̪e] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʎete/ [ka.β̞aˈʎe.t̪e] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʃete/ [ka.β̞aˈʃe.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʒete/ [ka.β̞aˈʒe.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧te

Noun

caballete m (plural caballetes)

  1. easel
  2. ridge (of a roof)
    Synonym: cumbrera
  3. trestle (of furniture)
  4. stand; kickstand (support)
  5. (anatomy) bridge (of the nose)
  6. (zoology) keel (of a bird)

Further reading

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