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Dutch
Etymology
From fijn + proeven + -er, likely a calque of German Feinschmecker. Older Dutch also used the phrase fijne proever in the same meaning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛi̯nˌpru.vər/
- Hyphenation: fijn‧proe‧ver
Noun
fijnproever m (plural fijnproevers, diminutive fijnproevertje n, feminine fijnproefster)
- a food connoisseur, a gourmet (one who appreciate quality food)
- 1736, De weereldt in haar verscheidentheidt; Of het mannelyk morgen ontbyt, En 't Jufferlijk thee gerecht, publ. by Jacobus Loveringh, page 242.
Zie daar de Wyn veroordeeldt, en men moet wagten van met vermaak te drinken tot het aan de zinnelykheid van den Fynproever behaagt van het wel te willen toeſtaan.- See the wine be condemned there, and one has to wait with drinking with pleasure until it pleases the temperament of the connoisseur to be willing to allow it.
- 1835 July 28, Ch., "Oproerig berigt van een kok", Leeuwarder Courant, No. 69, page 3.
De Vorst was een vraat, geen lekkerbek, geen fijnproever, niet eens een fatsoenlijk spijzer.- The Monarch was a glutton, not a gourmand, not a connoisseur, not even a refined eater.
- a connoisseur (one with a refined taste)
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