• Gastronomy

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /ɡæˈstɹɒnÉ™mi/
    • Rhymes: -É’nÉ™mi
    • Rhymes: -É’nÉ™mi

    Origin

    From French gastronomie, from Ancient Greek γαστρονομία, from γαστήρ (gastér, "stomach") and νόμος (nómos, "knowledge, law"). Surface analysis is -("cooking") + nomy("a system of rules or laws about a particular field") + -.

    Noun

    gastronomy

    (usually uncountable; plural gastronomies)
    1. The study of the relationship between food and culture.
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