gourmet

[US]/ˈɡʊəmeɪ/
[UK]/ˈɡʊrmeɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a connoisseur of fine food; a person with discerning taste in high-quality cuisine.

Phrases & Collocations

gourmet cuisine

gourmet experience

gourmet restaurants

gourmet powder

gourmet coffee

gourmet food

Example Sentences

gourmet cooking; gourmet restaurants.

got into gourmet cooking.

a meal fit for a gourmet;

a big market for gourmet foods.

pretends to gourmet tastes.

gourmet-quality meals are ready in a snap.

gourmets will want to savour our game specialities.

A gourmet like him always eats in expensive restaurants.

delicacies that beguile even the most discerning gourmet;

Gelati, gourmet pizza, creamy pasta and tira misu. All washed down with red wine or champagne. I must have put on 10 kgs this week.

Real-world Examples

Though I am a picky gourmet, the New Oriental can make me satisfy.

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Elevated prices for gourmet commodities are already feeding through into those of finished goods.

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It's a little gourmet hot dog joint.

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You’ll eat countless gourmet meals. Flowers will arrive by the truckload.

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So do prices of a varied class of non-essential agricultural materials we dub " gourmet commodities" .

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The second is Jean-Georges Vongerichten, another starry Gallic gourmet.

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After your gourmet dinner, take a walking tour of the floodlit monuments.

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And all we want our normals to do is make it gourmet.

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Let's have a look around. There's three bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen...for what it's worth.

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Has Ben done a successful job at making the baked potato with cheese, gourmet?

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