gourmet

gourmet

connoisseur of fine food and drink: His choice of wines shows that he is a gourmet.

Not to be confused with:

gourmand – a person who likes food and tends to eat to excess: He’s nothing more than a gourmand who eats everything in sight.

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gour·met

 (go͝or-mā′, go͝or′mā′)

n.

A connoisseur of fine food and drink.

adj.

Being of a standard suitable for or characteristic of a gourmet: a gourmet meal; a gourmet kitchen.

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[French, from Old French, alteration (influenced by gourmand, glutton) of groumet, servant, valet in charge of wines, from Middle English grom, boy, valet.]

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gourmet

(ˈɡʊəmeɪ; French ɡurmɛ)

n

a person who cultivates a discriminating palate for the enjoyment of good food and drink

[C19: from French, from Old French gromet serving boy]

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gour•met

(gʊərˈmeɪ, ˈgʊər meɪ)

n.

1. a connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure.

adj.

2. of, characteristic of, or designed for gourmets.

3. of or involving fancy or exotic foods.

[1810–20; < French]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gourmet - a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) bon vivant, epicure, epicurean, foodie, gastronome sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality

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gourmet

adjective

1. gastronomic, epicurean They share a love of gourmet cooking.

noun

1. connoisseur, foodie (informal), bon vivant (French), epicure, gastronome coquilles Saint-Jacques - a gourmet's delight

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Translations

ذَوّاقه ، ذَوّاق الأكل

gurmánlabužník

gourmet

Feinschmecker

gourmetfriandise

ínyenc

sælkeri

buongustaio

グルメ美食家食通

gurmanassmaguris

gardēdis

gourmetmatskjønner

гурман

labužník

damak titizi

美食家食物品尝家

gourmet

[ˈgʊəmeɪ]

A. N → gastrónomo/a m/f

B. ADJ [food, dinner] → de gastronomía
gourmet cooking → la gastronomía

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gourmet

[ˈgʊə^rmeɪ]

n → gourmet m, gastronome mf

modif [meal, dinner, food] → gastronomique

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gourmet

n → Feinschmecker(in) m(f), → Gourmet m

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gourmet

[ˈgʊəmeɪ] n → gourmet m inv, buongustaio/a

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gourmet

(ˈguəmei) noun

a person who enjoys and knows a lot about good food and wines. fynproewer, koskenner ذَوّاقه ، ذَوّاق الأكل гастроном gastrônomo gurmán der Feinschmecker gourmet καλοφαγάςgourmet, gastrónomo gurmaan آدم خوش خوراک kulinaristi gourmet אֲנִין טַעַם खाना और शराब का शौकीन gurman ínyenc penggemar makanan mewah sælkeri buongustaio 美食家 미식가 gurmanas, smaguris gardēdis gourmet gourmet, fijnproevermatskjønner, gourmet smakosz خواړه پېژوندوى، شراب پېژندونكى gastrónomo gourmet (cunoscător de mâncăruri şi bău­­turi fine) гурман znalec jedla a nápojov, labužník gurman sladokusac gourmet นักชิมอาหาร damak titizi 美食家 гурман اچھے کھانوں کا ذائقہ شناس người sành ăn uống 美食家，食物品尝家

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