chevreau

French

Etymology

From chèvre +‎ -eau, or from Old French chevrel, diminutive of chievre or possibly from Latin capellus influenced by chèvre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.vʁo/

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Noun

chevreau m (plural chevreaux)

1. kid (young goat)
2. goatskin

Related terms

• chèvre

Descendants

• → Finnish: sauro
• → Macedonian: ше́вро (šévro)
• → Polish: szewro
• → Russian: шевро́ (ševró)

Further reading

• “chevreau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.