Definitions for Gruyere

Gruyere Gru·yère

Spelling: [groo-yair, gri-; French gry-ye
IPA: /gruˈyɛər, grɪ-; French grüˈyɛr/

Gruyere is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in Gruyere (eegrruy).

Definitions for Gruyere

noun

  1. a firm, pale-yellow cheese, made of whole milk and having small holes, produced chiefly in France and Switzerland.

Origin of Gruyere

First recorded in 1795-1805; after Gruyère district in Switzerland where the cheese is made

Examples for Gruyere

Andrew had some gruyere cheese, easily accessible to the boyish plunderers of his larder.

Our only arms were the captain's whip, our uniforms our peasants' blouses, and our food the gruyere cheese.

What other cheese has great holes in it like gruyere, or what other is as round as a cannon-ball like that cheese called Dutch?

He cut a piece of gruyere, the girl watching him the while with her narrow eyes.

"Get up," the captain said again, and the wagon loaded with gruyere cheese entered France.

A delicious square of gruyere cheese wrapped in newspaper still bore imprinted on its dewy surface the words "General News."

She rummaged in the larder and brought forth a slice of gruyere and some crackers.

Tables were set along the passage with bread and gruyere cheese and wine.

Maurice, who had a piece of gruyere before him, noticed the hungry eyes fixed on his plate.

Word Value for Gruyere
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Words with friends

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