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Gruyère

name · noun · 2 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡruːjɛə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡriːjɛə/
  • General-American: /ɡruˈjɛɹ/
  • General-American: /ɡriˈjɛɹ/

1

name

Meaning 1

A local government district in Fribourg canton, Switzerland; in full, Gruyère District.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A hard yellow cheese originating from Gruyères, Switzerland and made in the cantons of Fribourg.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “the Medieval Latin name's origins need explanation”) Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from Medieval Latin Gruerius, from Swiss French grue (“crane”).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: gruyère — type of cheese
  • Finnish: gruyère — type of cheese
  • Finnish: gruyèrejuusto — type of cheese
  • Franco-Provençal: gruviéres — type of cheese
  • French: gruyère — type of cheese
  • German: Greyerzer — type of cheese
  • Greek: γραβιέρα (graviéra) — type of cheese
  • Italian: groviera — type of cheese
  • Japanese: グリュイエール (guryuiēru) — type of cheese
  • Korean: 그뤼예르 (geurwiyereu) — type of cheese
  • Piedmontese: gruera — type of cheese
  • Piedmontese: gruvera — type of cheese
  • Russian: грюйер (grjujjer) — type of cheese
  • Swedish: gruyere — type of cheese
  • Swedish: gruyère — type of cheese
  • Turkish: gravyer — type of cheese
  • Ottoman Turkish: غراویره (gravyere) — type of cheese