cavalla

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

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

king mackerel.

Origin of cavalla

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

Words Nearby cavalla

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How to use cavalla in a sentence

Yubloky, ascending the stream, also on the west bank of cavalla river.
Stanley in Africa | James P. Boyd
Mehemet Ali was a native of cavalla who held a military command in Egypt.
Eothen | A. W. Kinglake
"I've a letter of introduction for a clerk in cavalla," Sylvia reminded him, with a smile.
Sylvia & Michael | Compton Mackenzie
From this point the boundary between France and Liberia would be the course of the cavalla river from near its source to the sea.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5 | Various
The St Paul, though inferior to the cavalla in length, is a large river with a considerable volume of water.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for cavalla

cavalla

cavally

/ (kəˈvælə) /

nounplural -la, -las or -lies

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

Origin of cavalla

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

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