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gourmet

/ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/

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What does gourmet mean?

adjective

  1. Fine; of superior quality.

noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɡʊɹmeɪ/
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Others grow small patches of a great many species, creating a year-round gourmet produce stand for their personal enjoyment.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342
My father formed one of a club for dining once a week, called the Gourmet (Mr.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087
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On birthdays and other auspicious occasions dishes appeared which would tempt a gourmet.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
Mr. Gilbert was aware of this, and felt that quite possibly his host was prouder of his whimsical avocation as gourmet than of his sacred profession as a bookman.
Christopher MorleyThe Haunted BookshopProject Gutenberg ebook #172
Sybarite, voluptuary, Sardanaphalus, man of pleasure, carpet knight; epicure, epicurean, gourmet, gourmand; pig, hog; votary of Epicurus, swine of Epicurus; sensualist; Heliogabalus; free liver, hard liver; libertine &c.
Peter Mark RogetRoget's ThesaurusProject Gutenberg ebook #22