cabala

See also: càbala and cábala

English

Proper noun

cabala (plural cabalas)

1. Alternative spelling of Kabballah

Derived terms

• cabalize

 

Galician

Xarda or cabala

Etymology

From cabalo (“horse”). Compare Portuguese cavala and Spanish caballa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈβalɐ]

Noun

cabala f (plural cabalas)

1. mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

   Synonyms: correolo, rincha, torno, verdel, xarda

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabala”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cabala”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabala”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cabbala, from Medieval Hebrew קבלה (kabbala).

Noun

cabala f (plural cabale)

1. (Judaism) Kabballah (mystical Jewish teachings)
2. cabal

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈba.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈba.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈba.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈba.lɐ/ [kɐˈβa.lɐ]

• Rhymes: -alɐ
• Homophone: cavala (Porto)
• Hyphenation: ca‧ba‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew קבלה (qabbalah, “tradition”).

Noun

cabala f (plural cabalas)

1. (Judaism) Kabballah (mystical Jewish teachings)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French cabale, itself from Hebrew קבלה (qabbalah, “tradition”).

Noun

cabala f (plural cabalas)

1. cabal (a secret plot to harm someone)