Edam

[ ee-duhm, ee-dam; Dutch ey-dahm ]

noun

a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.

Origin of Edam

First recorded in 1830–40; after Edam, town in the Netherlands, where it originated

Also called Edam cheese .

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How to use Edam in a sentence

This goes Baby Goudas and Edams one better by being a sort of sausage, too.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton Brown
In imperfect Edams, the flavor is more or less sour and offensive.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for Edam

Edam

/ (ˈiːdæm, Dutch ˈeːdam) /

noun

a town in the NW Netherlands, in North Holland province, on the IJsselmeer: cheese, light manufacturing. Pop: 28 000 (2003 est; includes Volendam)
a hard round mild-tasting Dutch cheese, yellow in colour with a red outside covering

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