cabala

cabala (plural cabalas)

1. Alternative spelling of Kabballah

From cabalo (“horse”). Compare Portuguese cavala and Spanish caballa.

• IPA^(key): [kaˈβalɐ]

cabala f (plural cabalas)

1. mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

   Synonyms: correolo, rincha, torno, verdel, xarda

• “cabala” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cabala” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cabala” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From Medieval Latin cabbala, from Medieval Hebrew קבלה (kabbala).

cabala f (plural cabale)

1. (Judaism) Kabballah (mystical Jewish teachings)
2. cabal

• Rhymes: -alɐ
• Homophone: cavala (Porto)
• Hyphenation: ca‧ba‧la

Borrowed from Hebrew קבלה (qabbalah, “tradition”).[1][2]

cabala f (plural cabalas)

1. (Judaism) Kabballah (mystical Jewish teachings)

Borrowed from French cabale, itself from Hebrew קבלה (qabbalah, “tradition”).[1]

cabala f (plural cabalas)

1. cabal (a secret plot to harm someone)