Phrase guide

goat cheese

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any cheese produced using goatmilk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chèvre, goat's milk cheese

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

made from goats' milk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chevre

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cheese

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gate cuse.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 山羊乳乾酪 /山羊乳干酪 (shānyángrǔ gānlào) — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Chinese Mandarin: 山羊奶酪 (shānyáng nǎilào) — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Dutch: geitenkaas — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Finnish: vuohenjuusto — cheese produced by goat milk
  • French: chèvre — cheese produced by goat milk
  • French: fromage de chèvre — cheese produced by goat milk
  • German: Ziegenkäse — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Icelandic: geitaostur — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Italian: formaggio di capra — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Italian: formaggio caprino — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Japanese: シェーブルチーズ (shēburu chīzu) — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: geitost — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: geitost — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Polish: ser kozi — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Polish: kozi ser — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Portuguese: queijo de cabra — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Russian: ко́зий сыр (kózij syr) — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Spanish: queso de cabra — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Swedish: getost — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Turkish: keçi peyniri — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Ukrainian: ко́зячий сир (kózjačyj syr) — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Vietnamese: phô mai dê — cheese produced by goat milk
  • Vietnamese: pho mát dê — cheese produced by goat milk