chèvre

See also: chevre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chèvre (“goat”).

Alternative forms

chevre

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛvɹə/

Noun

chèvre (countable and uncountable, plural chèvres)

A type of soft cheese from goat’s milk, originating in France, often formed in a cylinder.

Synonyms

(British) goat’s cheese
(North America) goat cheese

Translations

goatmilk cheese

French: chèvre (fr)

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɛvʁ/
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Noun

chèvre f (plural chèvres)

a (she-)goat

See also

Descendants

English: chevon

Noun

chèvre m (plural chèvres)

goat cheese (US), goat's cheese (UK)

Descendants

English: chèvre

Further reading

“chèvre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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