chevaline

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/ʃɛ.vəˈlin/

noun

Horse meat.

OriginFrench viande chevaline →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounchevaline (usually uncountable, plural chevalines)

plural chevalines

  1. uncountableusuallycookingHorse meat.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
horsemeat

Origin

  1. Frenchviande chevaline“equine flesh”
  2. Englishchevaline

Clipped borrowing from French viande chevaline (“equine flesh”).

More words from French

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APA

chevaline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevaline

MLA

“chevaline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevaline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chevaline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevaline.

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