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gruyere

Gru·yère
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [groo-yair, gri-; French gry-yer]
    • /gruˈyɛər, grɪ-; French grüˈyɛr/
    • /ɡrˈaɪə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [groo-yair, gri-; French gry-yer]
    • /gruˈyɛər, grɪ-; French grüˈyɛr/

Definitions of gruyere word

  • noun gruyere a firm, pale-yellow cheese, made of whole milk and having small holes, produced chiefly in France and Switzerland. 1
  • noun gruyere Gruyère cheese. 1
  • noun gruyere hard flat whole-milk cheese with holes 0
  • noun gruyere a hard flat whole-milk cheese, pale yellow in colour and with holes 0
  • noun gruyere Gruyère cheese. 0

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Origin of gruyere

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; after Gruyère district in Switzerland where the cheese is made

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Parts of speech for Gruyere

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gruyere popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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