crottin

[ krot-n ]

noun

1. a type of French goat cheese.
2. a small, round disk of this cheese.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crottin¹

First recorded in 1800–05; from French: literally, “(dry animal) dung,” diminutive of Old French crote “(ball of) dung, mud on clothing,” possibly akin to obsolete English crot, crote “small piece, particle”