cavala
Portuguese, noun/kaˈva.lɐ/
cavala is spelled C-A-V-A-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,921st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cavala is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mackerel (edible fish of genus Scomber or Scomberomorus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of cavalo (“mare”). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peixe teleósteo da família dos escombrídeos”.
What does cavala mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemackerel (edible fish of genus Scomber or Scomberomorus)
- 2
feminineslangknockout; stunner (woman of stunning beauty)
- 3
femininefemale equivalent of cavalo (“mare”)
- 4
derogatoryfemininefemale equivalent of cavalo (“rude person”)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peixe teleósteo da família dos escombrídeos 2. sarda 3. mulher de corpo voluptuoso bem proporcionado, com coxas, seios, traseiro atraentes
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cavala
- cavalas plural
- cavalla alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cavala?
- Brazil /kaˈva.lɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈva.lɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈba.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cavala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cavala in Portuguese?
cavala appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).