- gour|mand
- gour|mand «GUR muhnd», noun.1. a person who is fond of good eating. A gourmand is not so particular as an epicure nor so greedy as a glutton gourmand (Lord Chesterfield).╂[< French gourmand gluttonous]
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gour´mand|is´er — gour|mand|ise1 «GUR muhn dyz, GUR muhn DEEZ», noun. the tastes or practices of a gourmand: »For the culinary expatriate there is no end of books on global gourmandise (Atlantic). ╂[< Middle French gourmandise; see etym. under gormandize (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
gour´mand|iz´er — gour|mand|ize «GUR muhn dyz», intransitive verb, transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to eat like a gourmand: »The Vintners annual swan banquet, when dignity demands that they gourmandize on their own birds... (Newsweek). 2. to indulge in good… … Useful english dictionary
gour|mand|ise — gour|mand|ise1 «GUR muhn dyz, GUR muhn DEEZ», noun. the tastes or practices of a gourmand: »For the culinary expatriate there is no end of books on global gourmandise (Atlantic). ╂[< Middle French gourmandise; see etym. under gormandize (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
gour|mand|ize — «GUR muhn dyz», intransitive verb, transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to eat like a gourmand: »The Vintners annual swan banquet, when dignity demands that they gourmandize on their own birds... (Newsweek). 2. to indulge in good eating. 3. =… … Useful english dictionary
gour|mand|ism — «GUR muhn DIHZ uhm», noun. the tastes or practices of a gourmand; love of good eating … Useful english dictionary
gour·mand — /ˈguɚˌmɑːnd/ noun, pl mands [count] : a person who loves to eat and drink : a person who eats and drinks too much … Useful english dictionary
gour — gour·man·dise; gour·man·diz·er; gour·met; gour·mand; ful·gour; … English syllables
mand — com·mand·er; com·mand·er·ship; com·mand·ery; com·mand·ment; con·fir·mand; de·mand·able; de·mand·ant; mand·len; moh·mand; nor·mand; sum·mand; com·mand; coun·ter·mand; de·mand; gour·mand; mand; re·mand; rep·ri·mand; com·mand·ing·ly;… … English syllables
gourmand — gour·mand … English syllables
gourmand — gour•mand [[t]gʊərˈmɑnd, ˈgʊər mənd[/t]] n. 1) one who is fond of good eating, often to excess 2) a gourmet; epicure • Etymology: 1400–50; < OF gormant a glutton, of uncert. orig. gour′mand•ism, n … From formal English to slang
