English Explanatory Dictionary

gastronomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The art of preparing and eating good food.
  2. The study of the relationship between food and culture.
  3. The cooking of a particular area; cuisine.

Pronunciation

/ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/ en-au-gastronomy.ogg

Word forms

gastronomy gastronomies

Etymology

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

Related words

gastronome gastro- gastronomic cooking

Derived words

bistronomy gastrophysics molecular gastronomy neurogastronomy
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