goat

B2 Topic:Animals

US /ɡoʊt/ UK /ɡəʊt/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like got /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Freq #3756

Meanings

1

noun
A farm animal with horns, kept for its milk, meat, and wool.

The farmer kept several goats on the hillside.
2

noun
Someone blamed when something goes wrong.

After the team lost, the goalkeeper was made the goat.
3

noun
Short for 'greatest of all time' (the very best ever).

Many fans call Messi the GOAT of football.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · someone blamed when... scapegoat

Word family

Forms Goatishgoats

Derived forms antigoatbilly-goatbuck-goatfish-goatgeepgoat's-beardgoat-antelopegoat-fishgoat-ropegoatburgergoatchafergoated

Related forms chevonewe herdhircinekid ram tribe

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Phrases (1)

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goat cheese
cheese made from the milk of goats

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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A fighting Frenchman runs away from even a she-goat

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *grautaz Proto-West Germanic *graut Old English grēat Middle English grete English great Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English greatest Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English of Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Middl…

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# goat

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɡoʊt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡəʊt/
**Frequency rank:** 3756

## Meanings
1. A farm animal with horns, kept for its milk, meat, and wool.
2. Someone blamed when something goes wrong.
3. Short for 'greatest of all time' (the very best ever).

## Examples
- The farmer kept several goats on the hillside.
- After the team lost, the goalkeeper was made the goat.
- Many fans call Messi the GOAT of football.

## Derived Forms
- antigoat
- billy-goat
- buck-goat
- fish-goat
- geep
- goat's-beard
- goat-antelope
- goat-fish
- goat-rope
- goatburger
- goatchafer
- goated

## Related Forms
- chevon
- ewe
- herd
- hircine
- kid
- ram
- tribe

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *grautaz Proto-West Germanic *graut Old English grēat Middle English grete English great Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English greatest Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English of Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Middl…

## Topics
- Animals

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