ca·val·la (k -v l )n. pl. ca·val·las or cavalla 1. Any of various tropical marine food fishes of the family Carangidae, which includes the jacks and pompanos. 2. See king mackerel. [Spanish caballa, horse mackerel, from Late Latin, from Latin caballus, horse.] |
cavalla [kəˈvælə], cavally
n pl -la, -las, -lies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various tropical carangid fishes, such as Gnathanodon speciosus (golden cavalla)
[from Spanish caballa, from Late Latin, feminine of caballus horse]
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| Noun | 1. |  cavalla - large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazilgenus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus - Spanish mackerels Spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus |
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