cavalla

[ kuh-val-uh, -vahy-uh ]

noun

, plural ca·val·las, (especially collectively) ca·val·la.

1. king mackerel.

cavalla

/ kəˈvælə /

noun

1. any of various tropical carangid fishes, such as Gnathanodon speciosus (golden cavalla)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cavalla¹

First recorded in 1640–1650; from Spanish caballa, feminine derivative of caballo “horse,” from Latin caballus; capercaillie. For a parallel English use of “horse” for a fish, redhorse

Word History and Origins

Origin of cavalla¹

C19: from Spanish caballa, from Late Latin, feminine of caballus horse

Example Sentences

Yubloky, ascending the stream, also on the west bank of Cavalla river.

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Mehemet Ali was a native of Cavalla who held a military command in Egypt.

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"I've a letter of introduction for a clerk in Cavalla," Sylvia reminded him, with a smile.

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From this point the boundary between France and Liberia would be the course of the Cavalla river from near its source to the sea.

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The St Paul, though inferior to the Cavalla in length, is a large river with a considerable volume of water.

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