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gruyère cheese

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Gru⋅yère

[groo-yair, gri-; Fr. gry-yer]
–noun
a firm, pale-yellow cheese, made of whole milk and having small holes, produced chiefly in France and Switzerland.
Also called Gru⋅yère cheese.


Origin:
1795–1805; after Gruyère district in Switzerland where the cheese is made
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Gruyère 
1802, from the name of the Swiss town where the cheese is made.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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