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How do you say "sea horse" in Mexican Spanish?
el caballito de mar
In Mexican Spanish, "sea horse" is el caballito de mar.
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Pronunciation
Say 'kah-bah-LEE-toh deh mahr'. Each word flows separately: caballito means little horse, de means of, mar means sea.
Grammar notes
El caballito de mar is masculine. The phrase uses a diminutive form, caballito, which is literally a little horse. Plural: caballitos de mar.
Example sentence
El caballito de mar es muy delicado.
The seahorse is very delicate.
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How to remember el caballito de mar
Caballito is a little horse (caballo + ito). A sea horse really does look like a tiny horse, so the name makes perfect sense.
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Questions about el caballito de mar
How do you say "sea horse" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "sea horse" is el caballito de mar. It is a noun.
Is el caballito de mar masculine or feminine?
El caballito de mar is masculine. The phrase uses a diminutive form, caballito, which is literally a little horse. Plural: caballitos de mar.
How is el caballito de mar used in a sentence?
Use el caballito de mar as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El caballito de mar es muy delicado. (The seahorse is very delicate.).
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