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cavala.

mackerel (edible fish of genus Scomber or Scomberomorus)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈva.lɐ/Brazil/kɐˈva.lɐ/Portugal/kɐˈba.lɐ/Northern, Portugal[kɐˈβa.lɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. mackerel (edible fish of genus Scomber or Scomberomorus)

    feminine

  2. knockout; stunner (woman of stunning beauty)

    feminine · slang

  3. female equivalent of cavalo (“mare”)

    feminine · form-of · humorous

  4. female equivalent of cavalo (“rude person”)

    derogatory · feminine · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin caballa Portuguese cavala Inherited from Latin caballa. Compare Spanish caballa.

verb/kaˈva.lɐ/Brazil/kɐˈva.lɐ/Portugal/kɐˈba.lɐ/Northern, Portugal[kɐˈβa.lɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. inflection of cavalar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of cavalar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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