chèvre

American

[shev-ruh, shev, she-vr^uh] / ˈʃɛv rə, ʃɛv, ˈʃɛ vrə /

Also chevret

noun

any cheese made from goat's milk.

chèvre British

/ ˈʃɛvrə /

noun

any cheese made from goats' milk

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Etymology

Origin of chèvre

< French chèvre goat. See chevon

Example Sentences

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TJ’s Chevre Goat Cheese won big in the 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards, stealing the spotlight from the previous winner, TJ’s Cheddar with Caramelized Onions.

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TJ’s chèvre, which is French for goat cheese, is the perfect addition to homemade cheese boards.

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The instinct that pairs chèvre with strawberries is the same one that tells you to finish a bowl of lentils with lemon juice, or to scatter pickled shallots over roast chicken.

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“The fresh spring grasses make the best chèvre, peak-season blades of summer make the most flavorful wheels and the dried hay of autumn make the richest cheeses. It‘s this ever-shifting nature that has enchanted me the most.”

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Some of her pairings feel classic, even rustic — the kind you’d find on a farmhouse table: strawberries with chèvre, pears with blue.

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