Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various cheeses made from goat's milk and having a wide range of flavors and consistencies.
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- noun A type of soft
cheese fromgoat ’smilk , originating inFrance , often formed in acylinder .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from Old French, from Latin capra, she-goat, feminine of caper, goat.]
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French, chèvre ("goat").
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madmouth commented on the word chèvre
a pleasure to pronounce.
May 5, 2009