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chèvre definition

chèvre or chevre (s̸hev′rə)

noun

any of various usually soft cheeses made from goat's milk and varying widely in texture and strength of flavor

Etymology: < Fr,goat's-milk cheese, she-goat < OFr, she-goat < L capra, fem. of caper, goat: see capriole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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