🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

山羊奶酪

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shānyáng nǎilào

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Goat Cheese/ˈɡoʊt ˌtʃiːz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这道沙拉加了新鲜的山羊奶酪。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A cheese made from goat's milk, typically characterized by a tart, earthy flavor and a crumbly or creamy texture.

    "She crumbled fresh goat cheese over the warm beetroot salad."
  2. 2

    Any of various artisanal or mass-produced cheeses manufactured exclusively or primarily from the milk of domestic goats.

    "The local dairy produces a wonderful aged goat cheese with herbs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'goat' (from Old English 'gāt') and 'cheese' (from Old English 'ċīse' or Latin 'caseus'). The term corresponds to the French word 'chèvre' (derived from Latin 'capra', meaning she-goat), which has been adopted into English culinary contexts to specifically denote cheese made from goat's milk.

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