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Added 9 October 2026

gastronomy

/ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gastronomy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A particular style of cookery (as of a region).
New England gastronomy
The art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food.

Origin

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”).

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