gourmet
noun
- a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment, often specifically referring to food
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/ / /ˈɡʊɹmeɪ/ / /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/
adj
Etymology: 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.
- Fine; of superior quality.
“We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.”
“The restaurant offered gourmet coffee and cigars after the meal.”
noun
Etymology: 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.
- 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.”