gas·tron·o·my (g -str n  -m )n. pl. gas·tron·o·mies 1. The art or science of good eating. 2. A style of cooking, as of a particular region. [French gastronomie, from Greek gastronomi  : gastro-, gastro- + -nomi, -nomy.] |
gastronomy [gæsˈtrɒnəmɪ]
n
1. the art of good eating
2. (Cookery) the type of cookery of a particular region the gastronomy of Provence
[from French gastronomie, from Greek gastronomia, from gastēr stomach; see -nomy]
gastronomy
the art or science of good eating. — gastronome, gastronomist, n. — gastronomie, adj.
See also: Food and Nutrition
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| Noun | 1. | gastronomy - a particular style of cookery (as of a region); "New England gastronomy" cuisine, culinary art - the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared |
| 2. | gastronomy - the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
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