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gastronomy

gast·ro·nomy

US/ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/ uncommon

noun

1.

a particular style of cookery (as of a region)

  • “New England gastronomy”
2.

the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • molecular gastronomy

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