noun
Meaning 1
The meat from a horse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chevaline
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
The meat from a horse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: chevaline
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the flesh of horses as food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: horseflesh
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meat
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h1wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors English horse Proto-Indo-European *meh2d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-West Germanic *mati Old English mete Middle English mete English meat English horsemeat From horse + meat.
Across languages
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.