Crossword clues for gruyere
gruyere
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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."
Wiktionary
n. Gruyère cheese
Wikipedia
Gruyere may refer to:
- Gruyère cheese
- Gruyère District, a district of the Canton of Fribourg, in Switzerland
- Gruyere, Victoria, a town in the Yarra Valley wine region east of Melbourne, Australia
- Gruyères, a town in the Gruyère district of Switzerland that gave its name to the cheese
- Gruyères, Ardennes, a commune in France
Gruyère may refer to:
- Gruyère (district), a district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland,
- Gruyère (cheese), a hard yellow cheese made from cow's milk, named after the town of Gruyères
- Gruyères, a town in the Gruyère district, known for the cheese named after it
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.