cheval

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

French. See cavalcade.

Noun [edit]

cheval (plural chevaux)

  1. (obsolete) A horse; hence, a support or frame.

Derived terms [edit]

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.


French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin caballus, of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

cheval m (plural chevaux)

  1. horse
  2. horsepower
  3. (slang) tall and slim woman, beautiful woman
  4. (slang) horse, H (narcotic)

Middle French [edit]

Noun [edit]

cheval m (plural chevaux or chevaulx)

  1. horse

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Old French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin caballus.

Noun [edit]

cheval m (oblique plural chevaus, nominative singular chevaus, nominative plural cheval)

  1. horse

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Descendants [edit]