Etymology

vacherin

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Today it means: A soft cow's-milk cheese from France and Switzerland. Full definition →

French vacherin ← Franco-Provençal [Term?]
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  1. Franco-Provençal · derived from[Term?]
  2. French · borrowed fromvacherin
  3. English todayvacherin

Borrowed from French vacherin, from Franco-Provençal [Term?]. The dessert was likely named for its resemblance to the round shape of vacherin cheese wheels.

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