crottin

[ krot-n ]

noun

1. a type of French goat cheese.
2. a small, round disk of this cheese.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crottin¹

First recorded in 1800–05; from French: literally, “(dry animal) dung,” diminutive of Old French crote “(ball of) dung, mud on clothing,” possibly akin to obsolete English crot, crote “small piece, particle”

Example Sentences

Put crottin de chèvre into Google Translate, and you'll be told it means goat dung.

From BBC

The cheeses were a semi-hard Comté, a hard Crottin de Chavignol, a creamy Epoisses and a semi-soft Roquefort.

From Time

There’s chevre, a soft, fresh variety with a mild flavor; chevre smoked with applewood; tomme, a semi-hard alpine-style cheese; and crottin, a surface-ripened cheese like brie with a rich, tangy flavor.

From Washington Times

Among Beltane’s cheese lineup are a chèvre; a tangy Greek-style feta; a well-aged raw milk Arcadia with hints of hay and earth; and a remarkably polished Danse de la Lune, in the mode of a French crottin.

From New York Times

Crottin de Chavignol Berry, France Semihard; goat's milk; small; lightly salted; mellow.

From Project Gutenberg