[groo-yair, gri-; Fr. gry-yer] 
| a firm, pale-yellow cheese, made of whole milk and having small holes, produced chiefly in France and Switzerland. |
| Gru·yère (grōō-yâr', grē-) n. A nutty, pale yellow, firm cheese made from cow's milk. [French, after Gruyère, a district of west-central Switzerland.] |