caballitos

los caballitos(
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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. merry-go-round
Susana siempre se marea cuando monta en los caballitos.Susana always feels dizzy when she rides the merry-go-round.
b. carousel
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Cuando era pequeña me encantaba ir a la feria a montar en los caballitos.When I was little I loved to ride the carousel at the fair.
el caballito
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. little horse
En el paseo por el campo vimos vacas, ovejas, caballitos y burritos.During our trip through the countryside we saw cows, sheep, little horses, and donkeys.
b. pony
El pasado fin de semana fuimos a una finca y los niños montaron en un caballito.Last weekend we went to a farm, and the children rode a pony.
a. rocking horse (on a rocker)
Juanito puede pasarse horas meciéndose en su caballito de madera.Juanito could spend hours rocking on his wooden rocking horse.
b. hobbyhorse (stick)
Los niños están jugando a los vaqueros galopando en sus caballitos.The kids are playing cowboys, galloping on their hobbyhorses.
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