cheval

1. (masculine) horse
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of cheval-vapeur (“horsepower”)
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of cheval fiscal (“tax horsepower”)
4. (masculine, slang) horse, H (narcotic)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃə.val/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: cheval

Inherited from Old French: cheval

Inherited from Latin: caballus

In summary

Inherited from Middle French cheval, from Old French cheval, from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin.

Concepts

horse

🐴

steed

draught-horse

knight

mount

nag

Equus caballus

horsepower

horses

wild horse

Przewalski’s horse

Asian wild horse

Przewalski’s wild horse

gymnastic horse

horse cavalry

Przewalski horse

horse

🐴

Przewalskis horse

Prejevalsky’s horse

Preyevalsky’s horse

bay

Przhevalsky’s horse

blood-horse

brake horsepower

buck

cavalry

piebald

sawbuck

sawhorse

PS

Synonyms

équidés

bourrin

peste

cheval-vapeur

chevalier

étalon

héro

jument

monture

poulain

pouliche

tréteau

vélo

🚲

bœuf

🐂

cheval d’arçons

CV

Equus caballus

horse

chvaou

HP

equus caballus

cheval de Przewalski

cheval-d'arçons

blanche

cheval de Przewalsky

cavalerie

cavalier

chevalet

Translations

caballo

🐴

Pferd

🐴

cavalo

🐴

cavallo

🐴

paard

🐴

koń

at

🐴

equus

🐴

άλογο

cavall

🐴

caballus

ίππος

حصان

🐴

beygir

🐴

caval

Sentences

Il sort avec le cheval .

He goes out with the horse.

Le simulateur ne reproduit que partiellement les mouvements du cheval .

The simulator only partially reproduces the horse's movements.