caballito

See also: Caballito

English

Etymology

From Spanish caballito.

Noun

caballito (plural caballitos)

1. A traditional Peruvian boat made from reeds.

Spanish

A wheelie performed on a bicycle

A motorcyclist doing a wheelie at the Cadwell Park motor racing circuit in Lincolnshire, England, UK

A child with a hobby horse

A pair of rocking horses.

Shot glasses with a variety of designs.

Etymology

From caballo +‎ -ito.

• (wheelie): By imitation of horses.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kabaˈʝito/ [ka.β̞aˈʝi.t̪o]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kabaˈʝito/ [ka.β̞aˈʝi.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kabaˈʎito/ [ka.β̞aˈʎi.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabaˈʃito/ [ka.β̞aˈʃi.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabaˈʒito/ [ka.β̞aˈʒi.t̪o]

• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lli‧to

Noun

caballito m (plural caballitos)

1. diminutive of caballo: a little horse, horsy, pony
2. (Spain) wheelie (an action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)
3. horsy (a game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours)
4. rocking horse (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing)

   Synonym: caballito balancín

5. hobby horse (a child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick)

   Synonym: caballito de palo

6. (Mexico) shot (small serving of drink)

   Synonym: chupito

Derived terms

• a caballito
• caballito de mar
• caballito del diablo

See also

• poni

Further reading

• “caballito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10