cola de caballo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “tail of horse”.

Pronunciation

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

  • Syllabification: co‧la de ca‧ba‧llo

Noun

cola de caballo f (plural colas de caballo)

  1. (hair) ponytail
  2. (botanics) horsetail (a plant of the genus Equisetum)
  3. (literal) horse tail

Further reading

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