cabala

cabala (plural cabalas)

1. Alternative spelling of Kabballah

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

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cabala f (plural cabalas)

1. mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

   Synonyms: correolo, rincha, torno, verdel, xarda

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabala”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cabala”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabala”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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)