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Goat meat

Goat meat or goat's meat is the meat of the domestic goat (Capra hircus). The common name for goat meat is simply "goat", while that from young goats can be called "kid", capretto (Italian), or cabrito (Spanish and Portuguese). In South Asian and Caribbean cuisine, mutton commonly means goat meat. In South Asia, where mutton curry is popular, "mutton" is used for both goat and lamb meat.

The culinary name "chevon", a blend of chèvre "goat" and mouton "sheep", was coined in 1922 and selected by a trade association; it was adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1928.: 19 , however the term never caught on and is not encountered in the United States. "Cabrito", a word of Spanish and Portuguese origin, refers specifically to the meat of a young, milk-fed goat. It is also known as chivo.