cavala

See also: Cavala

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan cavala.

Noun

cavala f (plural cavales) (ORB)

female horse, mare
Synonyms: èga, jument

Coordinate term: chevâl m

References

jument in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
cavala in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.va.la/
Homophones: cavalas, cavalât

Verb

cavala

third-person singular past historic of cavaler

Occitan

Etymology

Feminine of caval (“horse”), or from Latin caballa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈβalo]
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Noun

cavala f (plural cavalas)

mare
Synonym: èga

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin caballa. Compare Spanish caballa.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈva.lɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈba.lɐ/ [kɐˈβa.lɐ]

Rhymes: -alɐ

Noun

cavala f (plural cavalas)

mackerel (edible fish of genus Scomber or Scomberomorus)
Synonym: sarda

Usage notes

Although "cavala" is etymologically the feminine form of "cavalo", its meaning is not related to the female horse, which is called égua (from Latin equa).

Spanish

Verb

cavala

second-person singular voseo imperative of cavar combined with la

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