[kuh-val-uh, -vahy-uh] 
| a game fish, Scomberomorus cavalla, found in the western Atlantic Ocean. |
| ca·val·la (kə-vāl'ə) n. pl. ca·val·las or cavalla
[Spanish caballa, horse mackerel, from Late Latin, from Latin caballus, horse.] |
| king mackerel n. A food and game fish (Scomberomorus cavalla) of warm Atlantic waters. Also called cavalla. |