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Lamb vs Chevon - What's the difference?

lamb | chevon |

As a proper noun lamb

is .

As a noun chevon is

the meat of a goat.

lamb

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A young sheep.
  • The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.
  • (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
  • A simple, unsophisticated person.
  • (finance, slang) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.
  • Derived terms

    * lamb to the slaughter/like a lamb to the slaughter/come like a lamb to the slaughter * lamblike * lamb's lettuce * lamb's tongue * lambswool

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep, to give birth.
  • (transitive, or, intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.
  • The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    chevon

    English

    (Goat meat)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The meat of a goat.
  • * 1995 , C. Devendra, P. Gardiner (editors), Annex 3: The Phillippine small ruminant industry'', ''Global Agenda for Livestock Research , unnumbered page,
  • While goats are already established as a good source of meat (chevon ) and milk, sheep are relatively new requiring further attention in terms of promotion.
  • * 2006 , Mary Turner Stille, The Goat Care Handbook , 2nd Edition, unnumbered page,
  • Chevon' is the meat from the goat. '''Chevon''' is sold in finer restaurants as a delicacy for huge prices. It's been reported that ' chevon steaks can cost over $45 on the East Coast, yet many people refuse to taste is(sic) when it is served from our kitchen.
  • * 2011 , Kenneth V. Oster, The Complete Guide to Preserving Meat, Fish, and Game , page 181,
  • If you cook chevon using too high of a heat setting, the meat will lose its moisture and become tough.

    Synonyms

    * (meat of a goat) goatmeat

    Hyponyms

    * (meat of a goat) cabrito, kid