Gruyère
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Etymology[edit]
Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from Medieval Latin Gruerius, from Swiss French grue (“crane”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡruːjɛː/, /ˈɡruːɛː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡriˈjɛɹ/, /ɡruˈjɛɹ/
Noun[edit]
Gruyère (usually uncountable, plural Gruyères)
- A hard yellow cheese originating from Gruyères, Switzerland and made in the cantons of Fribourg.
- 1935, Advertising & Selling, volume 26, page 27:
- So many Gruyères are chopped […]
- 2000, Paula Lambert, The Cheese Lover’s Cookbook and Guide: Over 150 Recipes, with Instruction on How to Buy, Store, and Serve All Your Favorite Cheeses, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 35:
- Several cheeses fall into the Gruyère family. First and foremost is Swiss Gruyère. It is softer and smoother than Emmental and considered to be a better cooking cheese. The finest Gruyère has a slight dampness in its pea-sized eyes. The French cheese Beaufort, known as the Prince of Gruyères, is higher in butterfat than most Gruyères and has a sticky moist rind from the bacteria linens.
- 2012, Rose Elliot, 30-Minute Vegetarian, London: Collins, →ISBN:
- Cheese was traditionally made using rennet taken from the stomachs of slaughtered calves; some cheeses, such as Parmesan, Gorgonzola, most Gruyères and Roquefort, still are.
Translations[edit]
type of cheese
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Proper noun[edit]
Gruyère
- Gruyère District, a local government district in Fribourg canton, Switzerland.
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