cábala

See also: cabala

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cabbala, from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkabala/ [ˈka.β̞a.la]
• Rhymes: -abala
• Syllabification: cá‧ba‧la

Noun

cábala f (plural cábalas)

1. (Judaism) Kabballah
2. speculation

Derived terms

• cabalístico

 

Further reading

• “cábala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16