cavalla

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

ca·val·la

[kuh-val-uh, -vahy-uh]
noun, plural ca·val·las, (especially collectively) ca·val·la.

Origin:
< Spanish caballa, feminine derivative of caballo horse < Latin caballus (see capercaillie); for a parallel E use of “horse” for a fish, see redhorse
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Cavalla is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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cavalla or cavally (kəˈvælə)
 
n , pl -la, -las, -lies
any of various tropical carangid fishes, such as Gnathanodon speciosus (golden cavalla)
 
[C19: from Spanish caballa, from Late Latin, feminine of caballus horse]
 
cavally or cavally
 
n
 
[C19: from Spanish caballa, from Late Latin, feminine of caballus horse]

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