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Vinony

gastronomy

noun

  1. segment of the hospitality industry, which is concerned with the preparation of meals and the serving of paying guests in restaurants
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/

noun

Etymology: From French gastronomie, from Ancient Greek γαστρονομία (gastronomía), from γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) + νόμος (nómos, “knowledge, law”); by surface analysis, gastro- (“cooking”) + -nomy (“a system of rules or laws about a particular field”).

  1. The art of preparing and eating good food.
  2. The study of the relationship between food and culture.
  3. The cooking of a particular area; cuisine.

    “The gastronomy of Mexico is world-famous.”