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chevrotain
- /ˈʃɛvɹə(ʊ)teɪn/ UK
- /ˈʃɛvɹəˌteɪn/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French chevrotain, chevrotin (“ruminant of the family Tragulidae”), the diminutive of Old French chevrot (“young goat, kid”), itself a diminutive of chievre (“goat”) (modern French chèvre (“she-goat”)) + -ot (diminutive suffix). Chievre is derived from Latin capra (“she-goat”), from caper (“billy goat, he-goat”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“billy goat, he-goat”)) + -a (suffix forming feminine counterparts of masculine nouns).
noun chevrotains
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Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
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Similar: mouse deer, tragulid
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noun any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae
| Español | dorcaterio, ciervo ratón, vioña |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 豆鹿 mamejika |
| 中文 | 鼷鹿 xīlù |
| Kiswahili | paa-chonge |
| Português | tragulídeo, trágulo, cervo-rato |
| Français | chevrotain |
| Deutsch | Hirschferkel, Zwergböckchen |
| Italiano | tragulo |
| Tiếng Việt | cheo, cheo cheo |
| العربية | طرغولية |
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title = {chevrotain},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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