A cheval
[a shuh-val; english ah shuh-val] /a ʃəˈval; english ˈɑ ʃəˈvæl/
french.
by horse; on horseback.
à cheval
/a ʃəval/
adverb
(of a bet, esp in roulette) made on two adjacent numbers, cards, etc
word origin
literally: on horseback
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