Gouda

noun

Gou·​da ˈgü-də How to pronounce Gouda (audio)
: a mild cheese of Dutch origin that is similar to Edam but contains more fat

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Photo by Mario Savoia/Shutterstock Tulips are as Dutch as Gouda cheese and wooden shoes. Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 14 Feb. 2025 Americans got a taste of the technology’s shortcomings during the Super Bowl on Sunday, when a commercial for Google’s Gemini A.I. that ran in Wisconsin claimed, erroneously, that Gouda made up more than half of all global cheese consumption. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025 Google Google’s original Gemini ad about cheese was no Gouda. Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025 Their TikTok page features videos of Pickle alongside his feline sibling Gouda. Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Gouda 

Word History

Etymology

Gouda, Netherlands

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Gouda was in 1885

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“Gouda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gouda. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Geographical Definition

Gouda

geographical name

Gou·​da ˈgau̇-də How to pronounce Gouda (audio)
ˈgü-,
ˈḵau̇-
commune in the southwestern part of the Netherlands northeast of Rotterdam and famous for its cheese (Gouda) population 71,688

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