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gourmandise^¹

/ˈɡʊɹməndaɪz/ US
/ˈɡoɹ-/ US
/ˈɡɔɹ-/ US
/ˈɡʊəməndaɪz/ UK
/ˈɡɔː-/ UK

verb gourmandises · gourmandising · gourmandised · gourmandize · gormandise

To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself. I have long dream'd of such a kind of man, / So surfeit-swell'd, so old and so profane; / But, being awaked, I do despise my dream. / Make less thy body hence, and more thy grace; / Leave gormandizing; know the grave doth gape / For thee thrice wider than for other men.
Similar: guttle

gourmandise^²

/ɡʊɹmənˈdiz/ US
/ˈɡoɹ-/ US
/ˈɡɔɹ-/ US
/ɡʊəmənˈdiːz/ UK
/ˈɡɔː-/ UK

noun

uncountable gluttony

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verb to eat food in a gluttonous manner

Français	se goinfrer, s'empiffrer
Deutsch	sich voll fressen

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@misc{gourmandise_2026,
  title = {gourmandise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gourmandise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}