caballerito

Spanish

Etymology

From caballero +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kabaʝeˈɾito/ [ka.β̞a.ʝeˈɾi.t̪o] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kabaʎeˈɾito/ [ka.β̞a.ʎeˈɾi.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kabaʃeˈɾito/ [ka.β̞a.ʃeˈɾi.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kabaʒeˈɾito/ [ka.β̞a.ʒeˈɾi.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -ito
Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧ri‧to

Noun

caballerito m (plural caballeritos)

diminutive of caballero

Further reading

“caballerito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025