Standard Lemma guide

Gouda

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡaʊ̯də/
  • /ˈɡuːdə/
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  • rhymes with -aʊdə
  • rhymes with -uːdə
  • /ˈɡaʊdə/
  • /ˈxaʊdə/

1

name

Meaning 1

A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A type of semi-hard to hard cheese originating in the Netherlands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gouda cheese

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cheese

History

Etymology

From the Dutch city of Gouda.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Gouda — city in the Netherlands
  • German: Gouda — city in the Netherlands
  • Greek: Χάουντα (Cháounta) — city in the Netherlands
  • Hindi: गाउडा (gāuḍā) — city in the Netherlands
  • Portuguese: Gouda — city in the Netherlands
  • Russian: Га́уда (Gáuda) — city in the Netherlands
  • Dutch: Goudse kaas — cheese
  • Finnish: goudajuusto — cheese
  • German: Gouda — cheese
  • Greek: Γκούντα (Gkoúnta) — cheese
  • Hindi: गाउडा (gāuḍā) — cheese
  • Russian: Га́уда (Gáuda) — cheese
  • Arabic: غَوْدَا (ḡawdā) — semi-hard cheese
  • Arabic: غَاوْدَا (ḡāwdā) — semi-hard cheese
  • Czech: gouda — semi-hard cheese
  • Dutch: Goudse kaas — semi-hard cheese
  • Dutch: Goudse — semi-hard cheese
  • Finnish: gouda — semi-hard cheese
  • Finnish: goudajuusto — semi-hard cheese
  • German: Gouda — semi-hard cheese
  • Greek: γκούντα (gkoúnta) — semi-hard cheese
  • Japanese: ゴーダ (gōda) — semi-hard cheese
  • Korean: 고다 (goda) — semi-hard cheese
  • Macedonian: гауда f du (gauda) — semi-hard cheese
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gouda — semi-hard cheese
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gauda — semi-hard cheese
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gouda — semi-hard cheese
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gauda — semi-hard cheese
  • Russian: га́уда (gáuda) — semi-hard cheese
  • Spanish: gouda — semi-hard cheese