Edam

[ ee-duhm, ee-dam; Dutch ey-dahm ]

noun
  1. a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.

Origin of Edam

1
First recorded in 1830–40; after Edam, town in the Netherlands, where it originated
  • Also called Edam cheese .

Words Nearby Edam

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How to use Edam in a sentence

  • This was accepted by all as conclusive, and young Arthur was recognized as the heir to the Edam millions.

    In the Fog | Richard Harding Davis
  • From a delicatessen store procure dill pickles and a nice Edam cheese.

    Suppers | Paul Pierce
  • The skipper promised to send to Yollendam, or if not to Edam, to obtain provisions for his passengers.

  • For dressing177 Edam cheese, the ordinary cheese bandage cloth is used.

    The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • Aside from the molds, press and salting vat, the same apparatus that is used in making Cheddar can be used for Edam cheese.

    The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for Edam

Edam

/ (ˈiːdæm, Dutch ˈeːdam) /


noun
  1. a town in the NW Netherlands, in North Holland province, on the IJsselmeer: cheese, light manufacturing. Pop: 28 000 (2003 est; includes Volendam)

  2. a hard round mild-tasting Dutch cheese, yellow in colour with a red outside covering

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