gastronomy
English
WOTD – 4 June 2016
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnəmi
- Hyphenation: gas‧tro‧no‧my
Noun
gastronomy (usually uncountable, plural gastronomies)
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Translations
study of the relationship between food and culture
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