gourmet

CEFRC1

/ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Of high quality and prepared for people who enjoy fine food.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

Examples

  • I plan wedding receptions in a historic mansion with gourmet cuisine.

  • Tom's partner thought that they should also sell gourmet popcorn seasonings.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Fine; of superior quality.

More examples

In context

  • The restaurant offered gourmet coffee and cigars after the meal.

  • We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.

  • [On the coffee] Mmm! God damn, Jimmie! This is some serious gourmet shit!

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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.