gour|met

gour|met
gour|met «GUR may», noun, adjective.
–n.
a person who is expert in judging and choosing fine foods or wines; epicure.
–adj.
by or for a gourmet; epicurean: »

America's famous basic cookbook teaches gourmet cooking, too—with hundreds of gourmet recipes (New Yorker).

[< Middle French gourmet < Old French gourmet, gromet wine tester, wine merchant's servant; origin uncertain]

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