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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡruːjɛː/, /ˈɡruːɛː/
• IPA^(key): /ɡriˈjɛɹ/, /ɡruˈjɛɹ/

Noun

Gruyère (uncountable)

1. 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)
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• 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

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

Further reading

• Gruyère on Wikipedia.Wikipedia