noun
- A hard, pale yellow Swiss cheese with a nutty flavor, made from cow's milk and aged for several months to years.
Usage: Often capitalized as 'Gruyère' or 'Gruyères' when referring to the protected designation of origin cheese from the Gruyères region of Switzerland.; Plural form; singular is 'gruyere' or 'Gruyère'.
Examples
- She grated gruyeres over the French onion soup.
- The fondue recipe calls for a blend of gruyeres and Emmental cheese.
- We sampled several aged gruyeres at the cheese tasting.
- Gruyeres melts beautifully and is perfect for gratins.
- The deli counter offered both Swiss and French gruyeres.