gourmand

== English == === Alternative forms === gormand === Etymology === From Middle English gourmaunt, gormond, gromonde, from Old French gormant (“a glutton”, noun), from gormant (“gluttonous”, adjective), of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊə.mənd/, /ˈɡʊʁmɑ̃/ (US) IPA(key): /ɡɔɹˈmɑnd/, /ˈɡʊɹ.mɑnd/ Rhymes: (US) -ɑnd === Noun === gourmand (plural gourmands) A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater. A person who appreciates good food. ==== Synonyms ==== (person given to excess consumption): glutton, trencherman, see also Thesaurus:glutton (person who appreciates food): chowhound, gastronaut, gourmet (person with a special interest or knowledge of food): foodie ==== Derived terms ==== gourmandise gourmandism gourmand syndrome ==== Translations ==== === See also === gourmet == French == === Etymology === From Middle French gourmant (“glutton”), originally an adjectival form, from Old French, where it had the sense of trencherman, but of uncertain ultimate origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuʁ.mɑ̃/ Homophone: gourmands Hyphenation: gour‧mand === Adjective === gourmand (feminine gourmande, masculine plural gourmands, feminine plural gourmandes) eating a lot (more recently) having a love for good food, demanding of food quality === Noun === gourmand m (plural gourmands, feminine gourmande) a person who eats a lot, or who has refined tastes in food ==== Usage notes ==== The French and English usages of this word are false friends. While the English word has evolved to emphasize the excesses of a gourmand, the French word has become more associated with refined tastes in food. See also gourmet, which has considerable overlap with this word. ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: gurmán → Portuguese: gourmand → Romanian: gurmand === Further reading === “gourmand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French, where it had the sense of trencherman, but of uncertain ultimate origin. === Adjective === gourmand m (Jersey) greedy == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French gourmand. === Pronunciation === (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡuʁˈmɐ̃/ === Noun === gourmand m or f by sense (plural gourmands) gourmand (person who appreciates good food) gourmand (person who eats too much) Synonym: comilão === Further reading === “gourmand”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gourmand”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Swedish == === Noun === gourmand c someone who enjoys eating a lot of (good) food; a gourmand ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== frossare (“glutton”) gourmet matvrak (“a voracious eater”) ==== References ==== “gourmand”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gourmand”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gourmand”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)