gastronome
pronunciation
How to pronounce gastronome in British English:
UK ['gæstrənəʊm]
How to pronounce gastronome in American English:
US [ˈɡæstrəˌnom]
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- Noun:
- a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
Word Origin
- gastronome (n.)
- "a judge of the arts of cookery," 1823, from French gastronome, a back-formation from gastronomie (see gastronomy). Alternative gastronomer is recorded from 1820.
Example
- 1. Being a gastronome , my uncle is well acquainted with the best restaurants in the city .