chevre

Noun

chèvre (countable and uncountable, plural chèvres)

1. Cheese from goat’s milk, especially
   • My cheese of the month for October is goat’s milk cheese, most frequently call^([sic]) chevre, the French word for goat. […] Pure chevre on the label ensures that t he^([sic]) cheese is made entirely from goat’s milk. Some goat’s-milk cheeses not so labeled may have cow’s milk added and lack the...2000 October 4, Jeanne Jones, “An Already Light Cake Given a Mild Makeover”, in Herald News, volume 129, number 278, Woodland Park, N.J., page B3

   Synonyms:

   goat cheese, goat's cheese, goat's milk cheese

2. A soft type originating in France, often formed in a cylinder.
   • Today, Woolwich’s 36 varieties of goat’s-milk cheese, from feta to cheddar to the best-selling chèvre, are sold through grocery chains, supermarkets and food service companies across Canada and the U.S., both under the Woolwich name and private labels.2002 April, Kate MacNamara, “The big cheese”, in National Post Business, Toronto, Ont., page 46

   Synonyms:

   goat cheese, goat's cheese, goat's milk cheese