gourmet
Fine; of superior qualityFine; of superior quality.
» Tom's partner thought that they should also sell gourmet popcorn seasonings.
Toms Partner meinte, dass auch Gourmetwürzungen für Popcorn in den Verkauf genommen werden sollten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(not comparable)Fine; of superior quality.
We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.
The restaurant offered gourmet coffee and cigars after the meal.
Feinschmecker-, Genießer-, Feinkost-
Examples
15 sentencesTom's partner thought that they should also sell gourmet popcorn seasonings.
deToms Partner meinte, dass auch Gourmetwürzungen für Popcorn in den Verkauf genommen werden sollten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is a gourmet cook.
Tom is a gourmet.
We went to a gourmet place.
Oleg is obsessed with cooking gourmet meals.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French gourmet, from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet (“wine bBorrowed from French gourmet, from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet (“wine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant”) from groume, grommes (“wine-taster, manservant”), apparently from Middle English grom, grome (“boy, valet, servant”), from Old English *grōm (“male child, boy, youth”), akin to Old English grōwan (“to grow”). Cognate of Spanish grumete and Catalan grumet. More at groom.
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