caballuno

Spanish

Etymology

From caballo (“horse”) +‎ -uno.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʝuno/ [ka.β̞aˈʝu.no] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʎuno/ [ka.β̞aˈʎu.no] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʃuno/ [ka.β̞aˈʃu.no] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʒuno/ [ka.β̞aˈʒu.no] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -uno
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧llu‧no

Adjective

caballuno (feminine caballuna, masculine plural caballunos, feminine plural caballunas)

  1. equine
  2. horsy; horselike

Further reading

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