Gruyère

Variant of Gruyère (cheese)

Gruyère (cheese) definition

Gru·yère· (cheese) (gro̵̅o̅ yer′, grē-; Fr grü yer′)

noun

a light-yellow Swiss cheese, very rich in butterfat

Etymology: after Gruyère, district in W Switzerland, where first produced

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