caballito
Spanish, noun/kabaˈʝito/
caballito is spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-I-T-O (9 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,906th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caballito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of caballo: a little horse, horsy, pony. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de caballo”.
What does caballito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of caballo: a little horse, horsy, pony
- 2
Spainmasculinewheelie (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
masculinehorsy (a game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours)
- 4
masculinerocking horse (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing)
- 5
masculinehobby horse (a child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick)
- 6
Mexicomasculineshot (small serving of drink)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de caballo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caballito
- caballitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caballito?
- /kabaˈʝito/
- [ka.β̞aˈʝi.t̪o]
- [kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caballito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caballito in Spanish?
caballito appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).