/ gæˈstrɒnəmi; NAmE -ˈstrɑːn-/ noun
[ U ] ( formal ) the art and practice of cooking and eating good food
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French gastronomie , from Greek gastronomia , alteration of gastrologia (from gastro- ,from Greek gastēr , gastr- stomach + -logy ).