fromage de chèvre
/fʁɔ.maʒ də ʃɛvʁ/masculine
Goat cheese in French is fromage de chèvre, often shortened to just chèvre. If unsure, use fromage de chèvre.
Meaning: cheese produced by goat milk (noun)
Ways to say it
| French | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| fromage de chèvre | /fʁɔ.maʒ də ʃɛvʁ/ | masculine |
| chèvre | /ʃɛvʁ/ | masculine |
fromage de chèvre is used for any cheese made from goat milk. On menus and at the cheese counter, people often just say chèvre.
What does it mean word for word?
fromage de chèvre is made of fromage, cheese, de, of and chèvre, goat.
Which one should you use?
fromage de chèvre is the full name, while chèvre alone is the short everyday form used for the cheese.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Picodon is a goat cheese from the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
How does it change in a sentence?
chèvre the animal is feminine, but fromage de chèvre is masculine because it follows fromage. Used alone to mean the cheese, chèvre is also masculine.
How do you pronounce it?
fromage de chèvre is pronounced /fʁɔ.maʒ də ʃɛvʁ/. The final e of chèvre is silent.
Did you know?
- Many French goat cheeses are traditionally coated in vegetable ash. This creates a characteristic grey rind and helps regulate the acidity during ripening.
- The word for 'cheese' actually comes from the Latin word for 'mould', referring to the shape the cheese takes when set in a container.
- France produces hundreds of varieties of goat cheese, and many have a AOP label. This legal protection ensures the cheese is produced using traditional methods in a specific geographic region.
Examples in context
- J'aime le fromage de chèvre.I love goat cheese.J'aime le fromage de chèvre says you love goat cheese.Tatoeba #8039732 by theachaean, translation #2361642 by CK
- Je déteste le fromage de chèvre.I hate goat cheese.déteste makes this the opposite, I hate goat cheese.Tatoeba #6695346 by GB3, translation #6694913 by CK
- Je n'aime pas le fromage de chèvre.I don't like goat cheese.n'aime pas is the softer way to say you do not like it.Tatoeba #6695347 by GB3, translation #6694911 by CK
- J'aimerais acheter du fromage de chèvre pour mon dîner.I would like to buy some goat cheese for my dinner.
- Je vais préparer une salade de chèvre pour le déjeuner.I am going to prepare a goat cheese salad for lunch.
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Example conversation
Gabriel and Léa are shopping at a local market.
- GabrielEst-ce que tu veux du fromage de chèvre ?Do you want some goat cheese?
- LéaOui, j'adore le fromage de chèvre !Yes, I love goat cheese!
- GabrielLequel préfères-tu dans ce rayon ?Which one do you prefer in this section?
- LéaPrends celui-ci, Gabriel.Take this one, Gabriel.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “goat cheese” translations and entries fromage de chèvre, chèvre, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries chèvre, de, fromage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
