caballo
horse
Reviewed by: Jennifer JinCofounder
The horse and its extended concepts
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
visual
cavalry
soldiers on horseback
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-o
noun suffix
Caballo means horse and is related to the English word cavalry0, which refers to soldiers on horseback0.
caballo
horse
The large domesticated animal used for riding and pulling.
- El caballo galopó por el campo = The horse galloped across the field
- Monté a caballo por primera vez cuando tenía diez años = I rode a horse for the first time when I was ten years old
knight (chess)
The chess piece that English calls "knight" is called "horse" in Spanish, since knights ride horses into battle.
- Moví el caballo para amenazar al rey = I moved the knight to threaten the king
- El caballo es la única pieza que puede saltar sobre las demás = The knight is the only piece that can jump over the others
horsepower (unit of power)
Modern engines are measured in terms of horsepower, reflecting the way horses were historically used.
- El motor tiene doscientos caballos = The engine has two hundred horsepower
- ¿Cuántos caballos tiene tu coche? = How much horsepower does your car have?