gastronomy

English
WOTD – 4 June 2016
An array of food at a Swedish smorgasbord

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒnəmi
  • Hyphenation: gas‧tro‧no‧my

Noun

gastronomy (usually uncountable, plural gastronomies)

  1. The art of preparing and eating good food.
  2. The study of the relationship between food and culture.

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