Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chevaline

/ʃɛ.vəˈlin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
cheva-line
IPA
/ʃɛ.vəˈlin/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Horse meat.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: viande chevaline

Usage

Inflected Forms

chevalines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce chevaline?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɛ.vəˈlin/.
What does chevaline mean?
Horse meat.
Where does chevaline come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce chevaline

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