ˈēdəm, ˈēˌdam, ˈēˌdaa(ə)m noun
or edam cheese
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized E
Etymology: from Edam, Netherlands
: a Dutch pressed cheese of yellow color and mild flavor made in balls weighing up to 10 pounds and usually colored dark red outside
ˈēdəm, ˈēˌdam, ˈēˌdaa(ə)m noun
or edam cheese
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized E
Etymology: from Edam, Netherlands
: a Dutch pressed cheese of yellow color and mild flavor made in balls weighing up to 10 pounds and usually colored dark red outside
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012