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gourmet

/ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/ US
/ˈɡʊɹmeɪ/ US
/ˈɡʊəmeɪ/ UK
/ˈɡɔːmeɪ/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪ

Where it comes from

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.

adjective

not comparable, of food and drink Fine; of superior quality. We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.

noun gourmets

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.
Similar: foodie, gourmand

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: epicurean, epicure, bon vivant, gastronome, purpose, eating, diet, food, catering, dining, gastronomic, cuisine, fine, fancy, high-grade, superior

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adj fine, of superior quality (of food and drink)

Español	gourmet
Português	gourmet
Français	gastronomique
Deutsch	Feinschmecker-, Genießer-, Feinkost-

noun a person who appreciates good food

Español	gastrónomo, sibarita, gourmet, goloso
한국어	식통 siktong, 미식가 misikga
日本語	食通 shokutsū, 美食家 bishoku-ka, グルメ gurume
中文	美食家 měishíjiā, 美食者 měishízhě
Português	gourmet, gastrónomo, gastrônomo
Français	gourmet, gastronome, fine gueule, dégustateur, gourmand, gourmande
Deutsch	Feinschmecker, Feinschmeckerin, Gourmet, Genießer
Italiano	buongustaio
Ελληνικά	καλοφαγάς kalofagás
Русский	гурма́н gurmán, гастроно́м gastronóm, ла́комка lákomka
العربية	ذَوَّاق ḏawwāq

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@misc{gourmet_2026,
  title = {gourmet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gourmet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}