gour·met (g r-m  , grm )n. A connoisseur of fine food and drink. [French, from Old French, alteration (influenced by gourmand, glutton) of groumet, servant, valet in charge of wines, from Middle English grom, boy, valet.] Usage Note: A gourmet is a person with discriminating taste in food and wine, as is a gourmand. Because gourmand can also mean "one who enjoys food in great quantities" or even "a gluttonous eater," care should be taken to make clear its intended sense. An epicure is much the same as a gourmet, but the word may sometimes carry overtones of excessive refinement. This use of epicure is a misrepresentation of Epicurean philosophy, which, while it professed that pleasure was the highest good, was hardly given to excessive concern with food and drink. |
gourmet [goor-may]
Noun
an expert on good food and drink [French]
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| Noun | 1. |  gourmet - a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality |
gourmet
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n gourmet [ˈguəmei]
a person who enjoys and knows a lot about good food and wines. fynproewer, koskenner ذَوّاقه ، ذَوّاق الأكل гастроном gurmán gourmet der Feinschmecker καλοφαγάς gourmet, gastrónomo gurmaan آدم خوش خوراک kulinaristi gourmet אֲנִין טַעַם खाना और शराब का शौकीन gurman ínyenc penggemar makanan mewah sælkeri buongustaio 美食家 gurmanas, smaguris gardēdis gourmet gourmet, fijnproever matskjønner, gourmet smakosz gastrónomo gourmet (cunoscător de mâncăruri şi băuturi fine) гурман znalec jedla a nápojov, labužník gurman sladokusac gourmet นักชิมอาหาร damak titizi 食物品嘗家 гурман اچھے کھانوں کا ذائقہ شناس người sành ăn uống 食物品尝家
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