Edam

Variant of Edam (cheese)

Edam (cheese) definition

Edam (cheese) (ē′dəm, -dam′; ā däm′)

noun

a mild, yellow cheese, made in a round mold and usually having a coating of red paraffin

Etymology: after Edam, town in NW Netherlands, where orig. made

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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