gourmet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms 1.5 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /goʊɹˈmeɪ/, SAMPA: /goUr\"meI/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

[edit] Adjective

gourmet (not comparable)

1. (of food) fine

   Gourmet coffee is just like regular coffee, only better.

   We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.

[edit] Translations

• French: gastronomique fr(fr)

[edit] Noun

gourmet (plural gourmets)

1. A connoisseur in eating and drinking. Also called a foodie, a gourmet is someone who takes their food considerably more seriously than most. Some might say that they live to eat rather than eating to live. They appreciate fine quality of food. Gourmets started the Slow Food movement.

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• A gourmand is someone interested in quantity of food as well as quality.

[edit] See also

• haute cuisine.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

French

[edit] Noun

gourmet m. and f. inv.

1. gourmet