chevre

Variant of chèvre

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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