A female young goat or kid, or a small shrimp in French cooking terminology.
From French chevrette, a diminutive feminine form of chèvre meaning 'goat,' or potentially referring to small shrimp due to their curved shape resembling a young goat's posture.
French chefs used chevrette for two completely different foods—young female goats and tiny shrimp—showing how the same word could apply to anything small and curved, demonstrating the playful flexibility of French diminutive forms.
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