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Cheese for French onion soup
Answer for the clue "Cheese for French onion soup ", 7 letters:
gruyere
Alternative clues for the word gruyere
Word definitions for gruyere in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1802, from Gruyère , the name of the Swiss town and surrounding district where the cheese is made. The place name is said to be ultimately from Latin grus "crane."
Usage examples of gruyere.
Tarte Valentoise, hot from the oven, the Gruyere cheese, blending just so with the tarragon mustard, made an excellent hors d'oeuvre, pate de saumon, served with shrimp sauce, followed by fillets of lamb accompanied by a fresh tomato puree and tiny potatoes, and all washed down by Chablis Grand Cru.
From the cupboard he took a half loaf of bread, some Spanish onions, and a polythene bag containing Gruyere cheese.
If they thought I was floundering about down there, riddled like a Gruyere cheese, then they wouldn't be looking for me up here.
Hixie sipped a Manhattan and sampled the Brie, Camembert, Cheshire, Edam, Gorgonzola, Gouda, Gruyere, Herkimer, Liederkranz, Mozzarella, Muenster, Parmesan, Port du Salut, and Roquefort.