gourmand

Etymology
From, , , from , from , of origin.

Noun

 * 1) A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
 * 2) A person who appreciates good food.
 * 1) A person who appreciates good food.
 * 1) A person who appreciates good food.

Synonyms

 * ,, see also Thesaurus:glutton

Translations

 * Armenian:, ,
 * Bulgarian: лакомник
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, , ,
 * German:, , , , Völler
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: γαστρίμαργος, τένθης
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, golosone
 * Latin: helluō, lurcō, gluttō
 * Macedonian: лакомец, гурман
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, fråtser
 * Ottoman Turkish: اوبور, قاشیقجی
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, , , ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: ненаже́ра, заже́ра, жеру́н


 * Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Erzya: плямсиця
 * Finnish:, , gurmandi
 * French:, , , ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ὀψοφάγος
 * Italian:
 * Latin: liguritor
 * Norman: goudalleux
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: gourmet, gastronom
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish: gastrónomo,, ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: гурма́н, ґурма́н

Etymology
From, originally an adjectival form, from , where it had the sense of , but of uncertain ultimate origin.

Adjective

 * 1) eating a lot
 * 2)  having a love for good food, demanding of food quality

Noun

 * 1) 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, which has considerable overlap with this word.

Etymology
From, where it had the sense of , but of uncertain ultimate origin.

Adjective

 * 1)  greedy

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  person who appreciates good food
 * 2)  person who eats too much

Noun

 * 1) someone who enjoys eating a lot of (good) food; a