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Gruyere Cheese

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Meaning · English

A kind of cheese made in the Jura district of Switzerland and France, taking its name from the district of

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Loại phô mai được làm ở khu vực Jura của Thụy Sĩ và Pháp

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Food Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Gruyere Cheese” mean?

A kind of cheese made in the Jura district of Switzerland and France, taking its name from the district of

Is “Gruyere Cheese” formal or informal?

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