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goat cheese

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UK/ˈɡəʊt tʃiːz/
US/ˈɡoʊt tʃiːz/

Meanings

  1. noununcountable

    Cheese made from goat's milk, usually tangy and ranging from soft and fresh to firm and aged.

    Grammar: Mass noun: some goat cheese; plural for types.

    She crumbled goat cheese over the beet salad.

    This goat cheese has a tangy, slightly earthy taste.

    Goat cheese melts well on warm bread.

  2. nouncountable

    A particular kind or wheel of such cheese.

    Grammar: Plural when counting varieties: two goat cheeses.

    The shop offers five goat cheeses from local farms.

    He chose a ripe goat cheese for the board.

    Each goat cheese on the platter had its own ash coating.

Word forms

pluralgoat cheeses

Common combinations

fresh goat cheese
Fresh goat cheese spreads easily.
aged goat cheese
Aged goat cheese is firm and sharp.
crumbled goat cheese
Add crumbled goat cheese at the end.
goat cheese salad
The goat cheese salad came with walnuts.
warm goat cheese
Warm goat cheese on toast is a classic starter.

Synonyms and how they differ

chèvre
Chèvre is the French word, often used for fresh goat cheese on menus.
feta
Feta is brined and may use sheep or goat milk, so it is saltier.
cow's milk cheese
Cow's milk cheese is milder and less tangy.

Word family

goat noun
A hardy animal kept for milk and meat.
cheesy adjective
Tasting like cheese.
cheesemaker noun
A person who makes cheese.

Commonly confused: goat cheese or goat's cheese?

goat cheese vs goat's cheese

Goat's cheese is the usual British spelling; goat cheese is more common in American English.

Practice

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