Edamnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈiː.dæm/us/ˈiː.dæm/a hard, yellow cheese from the Netherlands that is covered with red wax
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheese
- blue cheese
- Brie
- Camembert
- cheddar
- cheese
- cottage cheese
- cream cheese
- curd cheese
- feta
- fromage frais
- Gruyère
- mascarpone
- mozzarella
- paneer
- panir
- Parmesan
- quark
- ricotta
- Stilton
Examples from literature
- Edam when it is good is very, very good, but when it is bad it is horrid.
- I haven't yet mastered the niceties of heraldry so I can't properly describe it, but, to me, it looks like a rabbit leaping over an Edam cheese with sprigs of lettuce on either side.
- It is often preferred to Edam for size and nutty flavor.