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Cha⋅ro⋅lais

[shar-uh-ley]
–noun
one of a breed of large white or cream-colored beef cattle, originally of France, often used in crossbreeding.
Also, Cha⋅ro⋅laise [shar-uh-leyz] .


Origin:
1890–95; < F charolais (masc.), charolaise (fem.) lit., pertaining to the town of Charolles (Saône-et-Loire) and le Charolais its environs
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Cha·ro·lais   (shä'rə-lā')   
n.   pl. Charolais
  1. Any of a breed of large white beef cattle developed in France.

  2. A semisoft French cheese made of a blend of cow's milk and goat's milk.


[French, after Charolles, a town in the Burgundy region of eastern France.]
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