caballito de mar
Spanish, noun[kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o ð̞e ˈmaɾ]
caballito de mar is spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-I-T-O-D-E-M-A-R (14 letters). Caballito de mar is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sea horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does caballito de mar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesea horse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. (Hippocampus) Pez pequeño, de cuerpo recubierto por un armazón de placas óseas, cola prensil, que nada en posición vertical impulsándose con la aleta dorsal y cuya cabeza forma un ángulo recto con respecto a su cuerpo.
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 de mar
- caballitos de mar plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caballito de mar?
- [kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o ð̞e ˈmaɾ]
- [kaβ̞aˈʎit̪o ð̞e ˈmaɾ]
- [kaβ̞aˈʃit̪o ð̞e ˈmaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.