chèvre
[ shev-ruh, shev; French she-vruh ]
/ ˈʃɛv rə, ʃɛv; French ˈʃɛ vrə /
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noun
any cheese made from goat's milk.
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Also chev·ret [shuh-vrey]. /ʃəˈvreɪ/.
Origin of chèvre
<French chèvre goat. See chevon
Words nearby chèvre
cheville, Cheviot, Cheviot Hills, chevon, Chevra Kadisha, chèvre, chevrette, chevron, chevronel, chevrotain, chevy
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How to use chèvre in a sentence
Send gouda, cheddar, chèvre, Stilton and more to the dairy lover in your life with this monthly delivery service from Murray’s.
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) BarlowOn the frieze, under some figures bearing festoons, we find this motto: tant grate chevre que mal giste.
Rouen, It's History and Monuments|Thodore Licquet
British Dictionary definitions for chèvre
chèvre
/ (ˈʃɛvrə) /
noun
any cheese made from goats' milk
Word Origin for chèvre
C20: from French, literally: goat
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