GASTRONOMY


Meaning of GASTRONOMY in English

n.

Pronunciation: -m ē

Function: noun

Etymology: French gastronomie, from Greek Gastronomia, title of a 4th century B.C. poem, from gastro- gastr- + -nomia -nomy

Date: 1814

1 : the art or science of good eating

2 : culinary customs or style

– gas · tro · nom · ic \ ˌ gas-tr ə - ' nä-mik \ also gas · tro · nom · i · cal \ -mi-k ə l \ adjective

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