vacherin

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noun

A soft cow's-milk cheese from France and Switzerland.

OriginFrench vacherin ← Franco-Provençal [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounvacherin (countable and uncountable, plural vacherins)

plural vacherins

  1. countableuncountableA soft cow's-milk cheese from France and Switzerland.

    After all, the lure of endless, sensual evil is as nothing compared to a good, spoonable Vacherin.

    2007 March 26, Caitlin Moran, The Times
  2. countabledatedA cake-shaped dessert made of an almond paste shell filled with (non-frozen) double cream and topped with whipped cream.
  3. abbreviationcountableellipsisEllipsis of vacherin glacé.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
vacherin glacé

Origin

  1. Franco-Provençal[Term?]
  2. Frenchvacherin
  3. Englishvacherin

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

More words from French, Franco-Provençal

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Translations

French vacherin, vacherin
  • vacherintype of cheese
  • vacherindessert made of an almond paste shell filled with (non-frozen) double cream
Japanese ヴァシュラン
  • ヴァシュラン (vashuran)type of cheese
Polish vacherin
  • vacherintype of cheese
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APA

vacherin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacherin

MLA

“vacherin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacherin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacherin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacherin.

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