What does "gouda" mean?

A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.

Gouda

Common synonyms include: aged cheese, cow's milk cheese, dutch cheese, dutch city, gouda cheese, netherlands city.

/ˈɡaʊ̯də/ name, noun

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Noun

1
A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk. uncountable, usually
2
A type of semi-hard to hard cheese originating in the Netherlands. countable, uncountable
"The factory will produce cheddar, gouda, havarti and edam cheeses, which will be marketed overseas"
3
mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls wordnet

Proper Noun

"Do you prefer cheddar or gouda?"

From the Dutch city of Gouda.