Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The art or science of good eating.
- n. A style of cooking, as of a particular region.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The art of preparing and serving rich or delicate and appetizing food; hence, the pleasures of the table; epicurism.
Wiktionary
- n. The study of the relationship between food and culture.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food
- n. a particular style of cookery (as of a region)
Etymologies
- From French gastronomie from the Greek gastronómia, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastér, "stomach") and νόμος (nómos, "knowledge, law"). Surface analysis is gastro- (“cooking”) + -nomy (“a system of rules or laws about a particular field”). (Wiktionary)
- French gastronomie, from Greek gastronomiā : gastro-, gastro- + -nomiā, -nomy. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Peru, whose prestige in gastronomy is on a remarkable rise, sees the APEC summit as a chance to further enhance its reputation.”
“Oaxaca's unique gastronomy is rich in unique herb - and spice-accented flavor combinations that are its hallmark.”
Authentic Mexican cuisine at Oaxaca's La Casa de los Sabores cooking school
“Culturally aware and cleverly written, this anatomy of the French-fried versus sun-dried tension at the heart of American gastronomy is refreshingly non-snooty.”
“Indeed, the great philosopher was himself an epicure, and gastronomy is considered so highly that many Chinese scholars, ancient and modern, discourse upon the subject in their works.”
“The next important element in the evolution of modern Mexican gastronomy is the influence of French cooking, one that began surprisingly earlier than is generally believed”
The French Influence On Mexican Cooking: La Comida Afrancescada
“The following method was imparted confidentially to me by the Canon Charcot, a gourmand by profession, and a perfect gastronome, thirty years before the word gastronomy was invented:”
“Charcot, a gourmand by profession, and a perfect gastronome, thirty years before the word gastronomy was invented:”
“I’m normally a purist when it comes to food and wine but the creativity and execution of Wiley Dufresne’s molecular gastronomy is stunning.”
Giveaway: Au Revoir to All That by Michael Steinberger | Dr Vino's wine blog
“That effort failed, but she eventually had the satisfaction of seeing Metropolitan College, a part of Boston University, become the first U.S. school to grant a master’s degree in gastronomy (the first person to teach in the new program was Jacques Pepin, who returns often).”
“Today I'm more into gastronomy, which is literally the art and appreciation of preparing and eating good food.”
The Huffington Post: Perry Garfinkel: Puck Goes Back to His (Ginger) Roots
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘gastronomy’.
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phrontistery - g
from phrontistery.info
gabardine, gabbart, gabble, gabbro, gabelle, gabion, gablock, gad, gadarene, gadoid, gadroon, gadzookery and 439 more...
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January 2012
bloviate, pastiche, apparat, facile, paroxysm, pique, bedfellow, pedigree, tutelage, protege, protégé, retroactive and 196 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6691 more...
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MyList
peter out, fraying, jump on the bandw..., indignation, eclectic, hung up, salutary, hoary, warped, glaring, blue-collar, concomitant and 105 more...
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Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
unfathomably, glice, cuh, fab, ciggaty, doll, thuggin, oxymoronic, pineapple, succubutt, griming, cheeky and 2369 more... -
chefjulianin's Words
high, ice, recipe, bear, bare, lady, food, identity, sudden, spooky, away, cook and 142 more...
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colleen's words
yellow, green, pie, blue, fur, people, incense, book, brown, avuncular, mountain, fog and 1316 more...
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gastr-, gastro-
of or relating to the stomach
gastrectomy, gastroenteritis, gastronomy, gasteropod, microgastria
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spoon
being items relating to food, cooking and the kitchen.
spoon, fork, beef, slice, dozen, eggs, simmer, broil, salad, soup, stock, lard and 287 more...
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Novel Words
Concise words to sprinkle in my prose.
apropos, perception, discombobulated, adumbrate, apogee, antinomy, sanguine, glyph, taciturn, aesthetic, truncate, coffee and 143 more...
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beautiful words
quench, metropolitan, dollop, cucumber, aesthetic, superfluous, gastronomy, nymph, obsequious, serendipity, champagne, gossamer and 125 more...
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random
words I read but don't know
nascent, proxy, desultory, charlatan, churlish, emaciated, gaudy, shill, lurid, frisson, marauding, plunder and 610 more...
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-nomy
an area of knowledge or the laws governing it
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ash
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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philology at its best
philology, philolphile, zeitgeist, slicker, wherewithal, auteur, lovelorn, oeuvre, gastronomy, wanderlust, ephemeron, star-crossed and 48 more...
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food
tiramisu, gelato, mousse, mascarpone, Battenberg cake, crimini, flatbread, bisque, grub, connoisseur, sate, gluttonous and 8 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for gastronomy.
hernesheir "Those who have a profound indifference to the pleasures of the table are generally gloomy, charmless, and unamiable."
- 19th century French lawyer and gastronome Lucien Tendret Sep 24, 2009