Gruyère en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡriːjɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɡruˈjɛɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈɡruːjɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɡriˈjɛɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “the Medieval Latin name's origins need explanation”) Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from Medieval Latin Gruerius, from Swiss French grue (“crane”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A hard yellow cheese originating from Gruyères, Switzerland and made in the cantons of Fribourg.
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.
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: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.
2012, Rose Elliot, 30-Minute Vegetarian, London: Collins, →ISBN:So many Gruyères are chopped […]
1935, Advertising & Selling, volume 26, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruyères | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Gruyere | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gruyere | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (17)
frp gruviéres (type of cheese) · pms gruvera (type of cheese) · nl gruyère (type of cheese) · fi gruyère (type of cheese) · de Greyerzer (type of cheese) · fi gruyèrejuusto (type of cheese) · ota غراویره (type of cheese) · ja グリュイエール (type of cheese) · el γραβιέρα (type of cheese) · it groviera (type of cheese) · sv gruyère (type of cheese) · ko 그뤼예르 (type of cheese) · pms gruera (type of cheese) · tr gravyer (type of cheese) · fr gruyère (type of cheese) · ru грюйер (type of cheese) · sv gruyere (type of cheese)