cavally

English

Etymology

Compare Portuguese cavala, Spanish caballa; probably from Portuguese cavalo (“horse”).

Noun

cavally (plural cavallies)

1. Caranx hippos, a carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast.

Synonyms

• crevalle jack, horse crevalle

References

• “cavally”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “cavally”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.