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Synonyms for gastronomy

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ga-stron-uh-mee
Phonetic Transcription : gæˈstrɒn ə mi

Définition of gastronomy

Origin :
  • 1814, from French gastronomie, coined 1800 by Joseph de Berchoux (1762-1838) as title of poem on good living, after Gastrologia, title of a now-lost poem of antiquity, quoted by Athenaeus (see gastrology). Berchoux's word is from gaster + nomos "arranging, regulating." Related: Gastronomer.
  • As in culinary art : noun the science of cooking
  • As in haute cuisine : noun classic french cooking
Example sentences :
  • It is merely the sum and substance of our practical experience in gastronomy.
  • Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
  • If the youth of the land were instructed in gastronomy we would all be wiser and better.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • By this time you ought to have some knowledge of gastronomy.
  • Extract from : « Olla Podrida » by Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
  • Gastronomy and literature blended for him into a double bliss.
  • Extract from : « The Death of the Gods » by Dmitri Mrejkowski
  • This must have had an excellent effect on the art of gastronomy.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Entertaining » by M. E. W. Sherwood
  • This venta trait of Iberian gastronomy did not escape the compiler of Gil Blas.
  • Extract from : « Gatherings From Spain » by Richard Ford
  • Even Roman parody is not overlooked, nor yet an insight into Roman gastronomy.
  • Extract from : « The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 » by Various
  • "This is the science of gastronomy carried to insanity," said Abb Ledoux.
  • Extract from : « Luxury-Gluttony: » by Eugne Sue
  • How we revel in the brutal digestive details, and call it gastronomy!
  • Extract from : « Prose Fancies » by Richard Le Gallienne
  • The sardines and anchovies taken offshore from Collioure are famous all over France and Russia where gastronomy is an art.
  • Extract from : « Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces » by Francis Miltoun

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