E·dam (  d m, d m )n. A mild, yellow Dutch cheese, pressed into balls and usually covered with red wax. [After Edam, a town in the western Netherlands.] |
Edam [ˈiːdæm]
n
1. (Placename) a town in the NW Netherlands, in North Holland province, on the IJsselmeer: cheese, light manufacturing. Pop.: 24 572 (latest est.)
2. (Cookery) a hard round mild-tasting Dutch cheese, yellow in colour with a red outside covering
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| Noun | 1. |  Edam - mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red coveringcheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk |
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