a caballo

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Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /a kaˈbaʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /a kaˈbaʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /a kaˈbaʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /a kaˈbaʒo/

  • Syllabification: a ca‧ba‧llo

Adverb

a caballo

  1. on horseback; on the back of a horse
  2. halfway (between); in the middle
    Se sitúa a caballo entre la gama media y la alta
    It lies between the mid range and the top range
  3. (Argentina, colloquial) topped with fried eggs

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