chèvre

[ shev-ruh, shev; French she-vruh ]

/ ˈʃɛv rə, ʃɛv; French ˈʃɛ vrə /

noun

any cheese made from goat's milk.

Words nearby chèvre

châteaubriand, châteauguay, châteauneuf-du-pape, châteauroux, chère, chèvre, chéchia, chédiak-steinbrinck-higashi syndrome, chénier, chérie, chārikār

Also chev·ret

[shuh-vrey] /ʃəˈvreɪ/.

Origin of chèvre

< French chèvre goat. See chevon

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Examples from the Web for chevre

The redoubts were protected with chevre du frieze and trip-wires were stretched along the front of the works.
Company G|A. R. (Albert Rowe) Barlow

British Dictionary definitions for chevre

chèvre

/ (ˈʃɛvrə) /

noun

any cheese made from goats' milk

Word Origin for chèvre

C20: from French, literally: goat

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