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chevon
(chev·on)
Entry from US Dictionary
Pronunciation:
/ˈSHevən/
noun
the flesh of goats as food; goat meat:
the entree was crisp-on-the-outside, succulent-inside haunch of spring chevon
Origin:
from French
chèvre
, 'goat', on the pattern of
mutton
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