Gruyère

See also: gruyere and gruyère

English

Alternative forms

gruyere

Etymology

Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from Medieval Latin Gruerius, from Swiss French grue (“crane”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡruːjɛː/, /ˈɡruːɛː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɡriˈjɛɹ/, /ɡruˈjɛɹ/

Noun

Gruyère (uncountable)

A hard yellow cheese originating from Gruyères, Switzerland and made in the cantons of Fribourg.

Translations

type of cheese

Dutch: gruyère (nl) m
Finnish: gruyère, gruyèrejuusto
Franco-Provençal: gruviéres
French: gruyère (fr) m
German: Greyerzer m
Greek: γραβιέρα (el) (graviéra)
Italian: groviera (it) f
Japanese: グリュイエール (guryuiēru)
Piedmontese: gruera, gruvera
Russian: грюйер (ru) m (grjujer)
Swedish: gruyere (sv), gruyère c

Proper noun

Gruyère

Gruyère District, a local government district in Fribourg canton, Switzerland.

Further reading

Gruyère on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.