A Spanish word for horse; used in English when referring to horses in Spanish-speaking contexts.
From Latin 'caballus,' a word borrowed from a pre-Indo-European language. It spread throughout Romance languages and entered English through contact with Spanish speakers.
The word 'caballo' traveled from ancient Rome through Spanish conquistadors to the Americas, where it became central to ranching culture—the Spanish brought horses and the word for them everywhere they went!
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