chèvre

See also: chevre

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French chèvre (“goat cheese”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛvɹə/

Noun

chèvre (countable and uncountable, plural chèvres)

  1. A type of soft cheese from goat’s milk, originating in France, often formed in a cylinder.
    Synonyms: (UK) goat's cheese, (North America) goat cheese

Translations
goat cheese — see goat cheese

French
Une chèvre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɛvʁ/
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Etymology 1

From Middle French chevre, from Old French chievre, from Latin capra, from caper, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.

Noun

chèvre f (plural chèvres, masculine bouc)

  1. goat (species)
  2. she-goat (individual female animal)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: chevon

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of fromage de chèvre.

Noun

chèvre m (plural chèvres)

  1. goat cheese (US), goat's cheese (UK)
Descendants

Further reading
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