Gruyère

Gruyere gruyere gruyère English thumb Alternative forms en Gruyere gruyere Etymology en :der fr:Gruyères<ety:uder<la-med:Gruerius<ety:der<fr-CH:grue>>>> the Medieval Latin name's origins need explanation Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from en la-med Gruerius, from en fr-CH grue crane. Pronunciation en /ˈɡruːjɛə/ /ˈɡriːjɛə/ RP en /ɡruˈjɛɹ/ /ɡriˈjɛɹ/ GA Noun - + A hard yellow cheese originating from Gruyères, Switzerland and made in the cantons of Fribourg. en Advertising & Selling 26 1935 27 So many Gruyères are chopped en w: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. w:Simon & Schuster 2000 35 978-0-684-86318-4 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. en w:Rose Elliot 30-Minute Vegetarian London Collins 2012 9780007458271 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 type of cheese Dutch: nl gruyère m Finnish: fi gruyère, fi gruyèrejuusto Franco-Provençal: frp gruviéres French: fr gruyère m German: de Greyerzer m Greek: el γραβιέρα Italian: it groviera f Japanese: ja グリュイエール guryuiēru Korean: ko 그뤼예르 Piedmontese: pms gruera, pms gruvera Russian: ru грюйер m Swedish: sv gruyere, sv gruyère c Turkish: tr gravyer Ottoman Turkish: ota غراویره gravyere Proper noun en local government district in can/Fribourg c/Switzerland Gruyère District. Further reading en terms derived from toponyms en Cheeses Foods