Gourmet

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/ˈɡɔːmeɪ/ · गुअमे

Meaning

One who has a keen interest in food and drinks

A person who knows a lot about good food and drink and enjoys it

a person who enjoys fine food; of high-quality food

हिंदी अर्थ

भोजन प्रेमी

खान-पान का पारखी, स्वादप्रेमी

खाने का शौक़ीन; उत्कृष्ट भोजन

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
EpicureFoodieGastronome
Example sentences

A true gourmet can tell fresh herbs from dried ones at the first bite.

Radhika's uncle, a gourmet, praised her homemade biryani.

Radhika is a gourmet who can tell fresh spices from stale ones at once.

Daily use: Radhika ke mama gourmet hain, khane ka swaad chakh kar hi bata dete hain ki kya kam hai.

Word forms
Gourmet nGourmet adj
Memory trick · Prashant Sir

इसे Gourmand के सामने रखिए। Gourmand बस बहुत खाता है; Gourmet refined, अच्छा खाना पसंद करता है, उसका taste ही अलग है। GourmeT के अंत में T — T for taste।

Set it against GOURMAND. The gourmand simply eats a lot; the GOURMET enjoys refined, good food because his taste is special. GourmeT ends in T — T for taste.

Exam note

Epicure और connoisseur क़रीबी synonym हैं। दोनों spelling मिलती-जुलती हैं, अंत देखिए: gourmet (taste) बनाम gourmand (quantity)।

Epicure and connoisseur are close synonyms. The two spellings look alike, so check the last letters: gourmet (taste) versus gourmand (quantity).

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