gourmand

English

WOTD - 2 March 2010    

Alternative forms

• gormand

Etymology

From French gourmand.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɡʊə.mənd/, /ˈɡʊʁmɑ̃/
• (US) IPA: /ɡɔɹˈmɑnd/, /ˈɡʊɹ.mɑnd/

Noun

gourmand (plural gourmands)

1. A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater. See gormand.

   That great gourmand, fat Apicius – Ben Jonson

2. A person who appreciates good food.

Synonyms

• (person given to excess consumption): glutton, trencherman
• (person who appreciates food): gourmet
• (person with a special interest or knowledge of food): foodie

Related terms

• gourmet

Translations

a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink. A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton

Armenian: շատակեր (hy) (šataker), որկրամոլ (hy) (orkramol), (colloquial) բկլատ (hy) (bklat) Finnish: syömäri (fi), mässäilijä (fi), ahmatti (fi) French: glouton (fr) m., goulu (fr) m., goinfre (fr) m. and f., boulimique (fr) German: Gourmand (de) m., Schlemmer (de) m. / Schlemmerin (de) f., Vielfraß (de) m. Greek: φαγάς (el) (fagás) m., κοιλιόδουλος (el) (koiliódoulos) m.

Hungarian: hasimádó (hu) Italian: ghiottone (it) m., golosone (it) m. Polish: łakomczuch (pl) m. Russian: обжора (ru) m. Spanish: tragaldaba (es), glotón  (es), comilón (es), tragón  (es), goloso (es) m.

a person who appreciates good food

Finnish: herkuttelija (fi), herkkusuu (fi) French: gourmet (fr) m., dégustateur (fr) m., gastronome (fr) m. and f. German: Feinschmecker (de) m. / Feinschmeckerin (de) f., Gourmet (de) m. Greek: καλοφαγάς (el) (kalofagás) m. Italian: buongustaio (it) m.

Polish: smakosz (pl) m. Russian: гурман (ru) m. Spanish: gastrónomo (es), sibarita (es), gourmet (es), goloso (es) m. Turkish: gurme (tr)

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Bulgarian: лакомник

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡuʁ.mɑ̃/, X-SAMPA: /guR.mA~/

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• Homophone: gourmands
• Hyphenation: gour‧mand

Adjective

gourmand m. (f. gourmande, m. plural gourmands, f. plural gourmandes)

1. Eating a lot.
2. (more recently) Having a love for good food, demanding of food quality.

Noun

gourmand m. (plural gourmands; feminine gourmande, plural gourmandes)

1. A person who is gourmand.

Usage notes

The French and English usages of this word are false friends. While the English word has evolved to emphasize the excesses of a gourmand, the French word has become more associated with refined tastes in food. See also gourmet which has considerable overlap with the present word.