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Gru·yère

 (gro͞o-yâr′, grē-)
n.
A nutty, pale yellow, firm cheese made from cow's milk.

[French, after Gruyère, a district of west-central Switzerland.]
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Gruyère

(ˈɡruːjɛə; French ɡryjɛr) or

Gruyère cheese

n
(Cookery) (sometimes not capital) a hard flat whole-milk cheese, pale yellow in colour and with holes
[C19: after Gruyère, Switzerland where it originated]
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Gru•yère

(gruˈyɛər, grɪ-; Fr. grüˈyɛr)

n.
a firm yellow cow's milk cheese, esp. of France and Switzerland, having small holes.
[1795–1805; after Gruyère district in Switzerland where the cheese is made]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Gruyere - Swiss cheese with small holes
Swiss cheese - hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland
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Translations
Le Gruyère
References in classic literature ?
She rummaged in the larder and brought forth a slice of Gruyere and some crackers.
Crawley had an assembly which was attended by the Duchess (Dowager) of Stilton, Duc de la Gruyere, Marchioness of Cheshire, Marchese Alessandro Strachino, Comte de Brie, Baron Schapzuger, Chevalier Tosti, Countess of Slingstone, and Lady F.
The share sale, carried out by Gold Fields' wholly-owned Australian subsidiary Gruyere Holdings, was conducted via an underwritten book-build process led by Macquarie Capital after the ASX market close on Thursday, 22 August 2019.
* Gruyere Project remains in line with Final Forecast Capital Cost estimate of A$621 million 1
Hyatt has announced plans to introduce its newly-acquired Alila brand in Europe, with a development in La Gruyere, in western Switzerland.
The cheddar gives sharpness and the traditional flavour you would expect, Gruyere gives a lovely nuttiness, cream cheese enriches the sauce and finally mozzarella has the gooey stringiness that we all love.
Sprinkle half of spinach mixture and 1/2 cup Gruyere over top.
Ingredients Serves 6 50g butter olive oil 4 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced 1tbsp soft dark sugar 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 2tbsp flour 2ltr beef stock 6 thick slices of baguette 100g Gruyere, grated 100g Comte, grated Sea salt flakes Ground black pepper l Wild Fig are a catering company based in the west of Scotland committed to sourcing the very best Scottish produce from the land and sea, delivering a high-quality product at events and tables around the country.
2 tbsp light olive oil 6 large, very ripe tomatoes, diced salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tsp fennel seeds 2 tsp nigella seeds 400g (14oz) puff pastry flour, for dusting 3 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced and lightly salted to draw out some moisture 1 tbsp olive oil 150g (51/2oz) vegetarian Gruyere cheese, grated rocket and watercress, to serve For the jam: 25g (scant 1oz) unsalted butter 1 fennel bulb, sliced extremely finely (ideally with a mandolin) 1 white onion, thinly sliced 150g (51/2oz) soft brown sugar 100ml (31/2fl oz) malt vinegar 2 tsp fennel seeds METHOD 1.
Dhruv Baker'S SPICED TOMATO AND GRUYERE TARTLETS WITH FENNEL JAM INGREDIENTS (Serves 4) 2 tbsp light olive oil 6 large, very ripe tomatoes, diced salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tsp fennel seeds 2 tsp nigella seeds 400g (14oz) puff pastry flour, for dusting 3 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced and lightly salted to draw out some moisture 1 tbsp olive oil 150g (51/2oz) vegetarian Gruyere cheese, grated rocket and watercress, to serve For the jam: 25g (scant 1oz) unsalted butter 1 fennel bulb, sliced extremely finely (ideally with a mandolin) 1 white onion, thinly sliced 150g (51/2oz) soft brown sugar 100ml (31/2fl oz) malt vinegar 2 tsp fennel seeds METHOD 1.