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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French gastronome.
Noun
gastronome (plural gastronomes)
- a lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
- Synonyms: gastronomist, gastronomer
1831, L E L[andon], chapter XI, in Romance and Reality. , volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, , →OCLC, page 231:A gastronome ought to fast sometimes on principle: we appreciate no pleasures unless we are occasionally debarred from them. Restraint is the golden rule of enjoyment.
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
gastronome m or f by sense (plural gastronomes)
- gastronome
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈstrɔ.no.me/
- Rhymes: -ɔnome
- Hyphenation: ga‧strò‧no‧me
Noun
gastronome f
- plural of gastronoma