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cavalla

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

/ kəˈvæl ə, -ˈvaɪ ə /

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

king mackerel.

Origin of cavalla

< Spanish caballa, feminine derivative of caballo horse < Latin caballus (see capercaillie); for a parallel E use of “horse” for a fish, see redhorse

Words nearby cavalla

cavalier, cavalier king charles spaniel, cavalier poets, cavalier servente, cavalieri, cavalla, cavalleria rusticana, cavallini, cavalry, cavalry twill, cavalryman

Example sentences from the Web for cavalla

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

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd

There is a salt lake or lagoon between the Cape Palmas river and the vicinity of the Cavalla.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for cavalla

cavalla

cavally

/ (kəˈvælə) /

noun plural -la, -las or -lies

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

Word Origin for cavalla

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