Gouda
/ˈɡaʊ.də/noun
A mild, semi-hard yellow cheese originally associated with the Dutch city of Gouda.
Did you know?Gouda is a toponym: the cheese took its name from the Dutch city of Gouda, where regional cheese trading helped make the name famous across Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval Dutch
Dutch
Gouda
“The name of a town in South Holland, used for its market and trade identity”
Late Middle Ages
Middle Dutch
gouwe / goude
“A settlement name associated with the River Gouwe”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gawō / *gawjō
“A district, region, or territory”
Modern English
English
Gouda
“A Dutch cheese named after the city of Gouda”