"Gruyère" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈɡruːjɛː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡruːɛː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡriˈjɛɹ/ [General-American], /ɡruˈjɛɹ/ [General-American]
Etymology: Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from Medieval Latin Gruerius, from Swiss French grue (“crane”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|la|itc-pro|ine-pro}}, {{der|en|ML.|Gruerius}} Medieval Latin Gruerius, {{der|en|fr|grue||crane}} French grue (“crane”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Gruyère
  1. Gruyère District, a local government district in Fribourg canton, Switzerland. Categories (topical): Cheeses, Foods Categories (place): Places in Switzerland
    Sense id: en-Gruyère-en-name-8CnsfNKm Disambiguation of Cheeses: 73 27 Disambiguation of Foods: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gruyere

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡruːjɛː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡruːɛː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡriˈjɛɹ/ [General-American], /ɡruˈjɛɹ/ [General-American] Forms: Gruyères [plural]
Etymology: Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from Medieval Latin Gruerius, from Swiss French grue (“crane”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|la|itc-pro|ine-pro}}, {{der|en|ML.|Gruerius}} Medieval Latin Gruerius, {{der|en|fr|grue||crane}} French grue (“crane”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} Gruyère (usually uncountable, plural Gruyères)
  1. A hard yellow cheese originating from Gruyères, Switzerland and made in the cantons of Fribourg. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (type of cheese): gruyère [masculine] (Dutch), gruyère (Finnish), gruyèrejuusto (Finnish), gruviéres (Franco-Provençal), gruyère [masculine] (French), Greyerzer [masculine] (German), γραβιέρα (graviéra) (Greek), groviera [feminine] (Italian), グリュイエール (guryuiēru) (Japanese), gruera (Piedmontese), gruvera (Piedmontese), грюйер (grjujer) [masculine] (Russian), gruyere (Swedish), gruyère [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Gruyère-en-noun-D40qP8iS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gruyere

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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