caballete
Spanish
Etymology
Diminutive of caballo (“horse”)
Noun
caballete m (plural caballetes)
- easel
- ridge (of 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014