caballete

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of caballo (“horse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kabaˈʝete/ [ka.β̞aˈʝe.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kabaˈʎete/ [ka.β̞aˈʎe.t̪e] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kabaˈʃete/ [ka.β̞aˈʃe.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kabaˈʒete/ [ka.β̞aˈʒe.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧te

Noun

caballete m (plural caballetes)

easel
ridge (of a roof)
Synonym: cumbrera
trestle (of furniture)
stand; kickstand (support)
(anatomy) bridge (of the nose)
(zoology) keel (of a bird)

Further reading

“caballete”, 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