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gouda

/ˈɡaʊ̯də/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
gou-da
IPA
/ˈɡaʊ̯də/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.

noun

A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.

Uncountable

noun

A type of semi-hard to hard cheese originating in the Netherlands.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Dutch city of Gouda.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Goudas (plural)

Synonyms

gouda cheese

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce gouda?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡaʊ̯də/.
What does gouda mean?
A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.
Where does gouda come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce gouda

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