gourmet

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/, /ˈɡʊɹmeɪ/
• (British) IPA: /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/, /ˈɡɔːmeɪ/

Adjective

gourmet (not comparable)

1. (of food and drink) Fine; of superior quality. [from 1820]

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

   The restaurant offered gourmet coffee and cigars after the meal.

Translations

• French: gastronomique
• German: Feinschmecker-, Genießer-, Feinkost-
• Portuguese: gourmet

Noun

gourmet (plural gourmets)

1. A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

Synonyms

• foodie

Translations

• French: gourmet, gastronome, fine gueule, dégustateur, gourmand, gourmande
• German: Feinschmecker, Feinschmeckerin, Gourmet, Genießer
• Italian: buongustaio
• Portuguese: gourmet, gastrónomo (Portugal), gastrônomo (Brazil)
• Russian: гурма́н
• Spanish: gastrónomo, sibarita, gourmet, goloso

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