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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschèvre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shèvr
"La chèvre broute de l'herbe fraîche dans la prairie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hardy domesticated ruminant mammal that has horns and backward-curving horns, kept for its milk, meat, and wool.
"The farmer led the goat back to the enclosure before the storm began." - 2
An acronym standing for 'Greatest Of All Time', used to describe a supremely talented athlete or achiever in a specific field.
"Many sports analysts consider Michael Jordan to be the undisputed goat of basketball."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'gāt', of Germanic origin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic '*gaitaz'. Over centuries, it has retained its core meaning while also evolving into a modern acronymic slang term meaning 'Greatest of All Time' in cultural and sports contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Goat" is said worldwide
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chèvre
Transliteration: shèvr
"La chèvre broute de l'herbe fraîche dans la prairie."
Ziege
Transliteration: tsee-guh
"Die Ziege klettert geschickt auf die steilen Felsen."
capra
Transliteration: kah-prah
"La capra produce latte delizioso per fare il formaggio."
cabra
Transliteration: kah-brah
"La cabra corre libremente por las colinas."
cabra
Transliteration: kah-brah
"A cabra comeu as folhas dos arbustos mais baixos."
बकरी
Transliteration: bakrī
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"गाaंव में एक आदमी अपनी बकरी को चरा रहा है।"
山羊
Transliteration: shān yáng
Script: 中文汉字
"山羊在山坡上敏捷地跳跃。"
염소
Transliteration: yeom-so
Script: 한국어 한글
"목장에는 여러 마리의 염소가 살고 있습니다."
山羊
Transliteration: yagi
Script: 日本語
"ヤギが草を食べています。"
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