Gouda

[ gou-duh, goo-; Dutch khou-dah ]

noun

1. a city in the W Netherlands, NE of Rotterdam.
2. a semisoft, cream-colored cheese made in Holland from whole or partly skimmed milk.

Gouda

/ ˈxɔudaː; ˈɡaʊdə /

noun

1. a town in the W Netherlands, in South Holland province: important medieval cloth trade; famous for its cheese. Pop: 72 000 (2003 est)
2. a large round Dutch cheese, mild and similar in taste to Edam

Example Sentences

We left the automobile to rest a day at Rotterdam while we took a little trip by water, to Gouda, famed for its cheeses.

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English auxiliaries were to garrison the fortifications of Alfen and defend the Gouda lock.

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Parts of a report on experimental work in the making of Edam and Gouda are, therefore, given here.

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Gouda cheese.86—This Dutch variety is a sweet-curd cheese made from whole milk.

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The cutting is done as in the Cheddar process except that the curd is cut a little finer in the Gouda cheese.

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