GRUYÈRE


Meaning of GRUYÈRE in English

/grooh yair", gri-/ ; Fr. /grddyuu yerdd"/ , n.

a firm, pale-yellow cheese, made of whole milk and having small holes, produced chiefly in France and Switzerland. Also called Gruyère cheese .

[ 1795-1805; after Gruyère district in Switzerland where the cheese is made ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .