gastronomy

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) The art of preparing and eating good food.
2. (uncountable, usually) The study of the relationship between food and culture.
3. (uncountable, usually) The cooking of a particular area; cuisine.

Synonyms

cuisine

cookery

art of cooking

culinary art

kitchen

cuddy

catering

Translations

gastronomia

gastronomie

gastronomía

gastronomia

Gastronomie

gastronomie

gastronomia

γαστρονομία

cucina

Kochkunst

Küche

cuisine

art culinaire

gastrologie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/

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”).