gourmet
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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.
[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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Noun | 1. | gourmet - a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) 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
ínyenc
sælkeri
グルメ美食家食通
gurmanassmaguris
gardēdis
labužník
damak titizi
gourmet
[ˈgʊəmeɪ]A. N → gastrónomo/a m/f
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gourmet
n → Feinschmecker(in) m(f), → Gourmet m
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gourmet
[ˈgʊəmeɪ] n → gourmet m inv, buongustaio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gourmet
(ˈguəmei) noun a person who enjoys and knows a lot about good food and wines.
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