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gourmet en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/ (US)
• /ˈɡɔːmeɪ/ (UK)
• /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/ (UK)
• /ˈɡʊɹmeɪ/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French gourmet, from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet (“wine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant”) from groume, grommes (“wine-taster, manservant”), apparently from Middle English grom, grome (“boy, valet, servant”), from Old English *grōm (“male child, boy, youth”), akin to Old English grōwan (“to grow”). Cognate of Spanish grumete and Catalan grumet. More at groom.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of food and drink) Fine; of superior quality.
   • [On the coffee] Mmm! God damn, Jimmie! This is some serious gourmet shit! 1994, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction, spoken by Jules (Samuel Jackson):
   • The restaurant offered gourmet coffee and cigars after the meal.
   • We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.

Coordinates

artisanal

Deriveds

gourmetism · gourmet pizza · gourmania · gourmetlike · nongourmet

Translations (13)

fi gourmet (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · de Feinschmecker- (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · sv gourmé- (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · de Genießer- (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · nl voor fijnproevers (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · es gourmet (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · fi gurmee (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · pt gourmet (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · de Feinkost- (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · sv gourmet- (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · fr gastronomique (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · bg деликатесен (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)) · nl culinair (fine, of superior quality (of food and drink))

gourmet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/ (US)
• /ˈɡɔːmeɪ/ (UK)
• /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/ (UK)
• /ˈɡʊɹmeɪ/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French gourmet, from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet (“wine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant”) from groume, grommes (“wine-taster, manservant”), apparently from Middle English grom, grome (“boy, valet, servant”), from Old English *grōm (“male child, boy, youth”), akin to Old English grōwan (“to grow”). Cognate of Spanish grumete and Catalan grumet. More at groom.

Meanings

1. A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.
   • The vulvae of the sow were popular as a gourmet's dish. Credited with erotic effects. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 247:

Forms

Relateds

gourmand · haute cuisine

Synonyms

gourmand · foodie

Translations (74)

pt gastrônomo (a person who appreciates good food) · nl fijnproever (a person who appreciates good food) · sv finsmakare (a person who appreciates good food) · ca gurmet (a person who appreciates good food) · fr dégustateur (a person who appreciates good food) · pl smakosz (a person who appreciates good food) · uk гурма́н (a person who appreciates good food) · cmn 美食家 (a person who appreciates good food) · sv gourmet (a person who appreciates good food) · ko 미식가 (a person who appreciates good food) · fi herkkusuu (a person who appreciates good food) · nn gourmet (a person who appreciates good food) · es goloso (a person who appreciates good food) · nl kenner van de keuken (a person who appreciates good food) · lv gastronome (a person who appreciates good food) · ar ذَوَّاق (a person who appreciates good food) · is sælkeri (a person who appreciates good food) · sv matkännare (a person who appreciates good food) · pl smakoszka (a person who appreciates good food) · de Feinschmecker (a person who appreciates good food) · fr fine gueule (a person who appreciates good food) · el καλοφαγάς (a person who appreciates good food) · it buongustaio (a person who appreciates good food) · th นักกิน (a person who appreciates good food) · nl gastronome (a person who appreciates good food) · grc ὀψοφάγος (a person who appreciates good food) · ru гастроно́м (a person who appreciates good food) · ja 美食家 (a person who appreciates good food) · lv gardēde (a person who appreciates good food) · fr gourmet (a person who appreciates good food) · bg чревоугодник (a person who appreciates good food) · sv läckergom (a person who appreciates good food) · lv gastronoms (a person who appreciates good food) · ka გურმანი (a person who appreciates good food) · tr gurme (a person who appreciates good food) · nn finsmakar (a person who appreciates good food) · nb gourmet (a person who appreciates good food) · es gourmet (a person who appreciates good food) · fi gurmandi (a person who appreciates good food) · ru гурма́н (a person who appreciates good food) · de Genießer (a person who appreciates good food) · pt gourmet (a person who appreciates good food) · nb gastronom (a person who appreciates good food) · ru ла́комка (a person who appreciates good food) · sv gourmé (a person who appreciates good food) · nl fijnproefster (a person who appreciates good food) · ja グルメ (a person who appreciates good food) · fi herkuttelija (a person who appreciates good food) · fr gourmand (a person who appreciates good food) · es sibarita (a person who appreciates good food) · de Gourmet (a person who appreciates good food) · hu ínyenc (a person who appreciates good food) · sv gastronom (a person who appreciates good food) · fr gourmande (a person who appreciates good food) · cmn 美食者 (a person who appreciates good food) · uk гурма́нка (a person who appreciates good food) · lv gardēdis (a person who appreciates good food) · nn matskjønar (a person who appreciates good food) · nn gastronom (a person who appreciates good food) · es gastrónomo (a person who appreciates good food) · nb feinschmecker (a person who appreciates good food) · cs labužník (a person who appreciates good food) · tr tatbilir (a person who appreciates good food) · de Feinschmeckerin (a person who appreciates good food) · cs gurmán (a person who appreciates good food) · ko 식통 (a person who appreciates good food) · fr gastronome (a person who appreciates good food) · pt gastrónomo (a person who appreciates good food) · nb matskjønner (a person who appreciates good food) · sh fàjnšmeker (a person who appreciates good food) · nl gastronoom (a person who appreciates good food) · ja 食通 (a person who appreciates good food) · ga beadaí (a person who appreciates good food) · mk сладокусец (a person who appreciates good food)