# gourmet
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French gourmet, from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet (“wine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant”) from groume, grommes (“wine-taster, manservant”), apparently from Middle English grom, grome (“boy, valet, servant”), from Old English *grōma (“male child, boy, youth”), akin to Old English grōwan (“to grow”). Cognate of Spanish grumete and Catalan grumet. More at groom.

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/, /ˈɡʊɹmeɪ/
* (UK) IPA: /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/, /ˈɡɔːmeɪ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪ

### Adjective

gourmet (not comparable)
* (of food and drink) Fine; of superior quality. [from 1820]
    We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.
    The restaurant offered gourmet coffee and cigars after the meal.
** 1994, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction, spoken by Jules (Samuel Jackson):[On the coffee] Mmm! God damn, Jimmie! This is some serious gourmet shit!

#### Usage notes

Gourmet has become somewhat debased by marketing usage, and is considered by some a pretentious middlebrow term. Such users tend to prefer terms such as artisanal (emphasizing the craft) for fine food.

#### Coordinate terms

* artisanal

#### Derived terms

* gourmania
* gourmetism
* gourmetlike
* gourmet pizza
* nongourmet

#### Translations
### Noun

gourmet (plural gourmets)
* A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

#### Usage notes

Gourmet emphasizes interest in quality of food and enjoyment of eating, sometimes to an obsessive degree: someone who “lives to eat rather than eating to live”. By contrast, a gourmand is someone more interested in quantity of food than quality of food.

#### Synonyms

* foodie
* gourmand

#### Translations
### See also

* gourmand
* haute cuisine

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɣuːrˈmɛt/, /ɡuːrˈmɛt/

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gourmet.

#### Noun

gourmet m (plural gourmets, diminutive gourmetje n)
* a person of refined palate for food and drink, a gourmet, a foodie
* a kind of festive meal, similar to raclette or Chinese hot pot, prepared at the table by the diners in individual pots heated by a raclette grill

##### Derived terms

* gourmetten
* gourmetpan
* gourmetset

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

gourmet
* inflection of gourmetten:
** first/second/third-person singular present indicative
** imperative

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French gourmet.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡurmeː/, [ˈɡurme̞ː]
* Rhymes: -urmeː
* Hyphenation: gour‧met

### Adjective

gourmet
* Alternative form of gurmee

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gourmet (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’ni
gourmet’ni
accusative
nom.
gourmet’ni
gourmet’ni
gen.
gourmet’ni
genitive
gourmet’ni
gourmet’ideni gourmet’itteni
partitive
gourmet’tani
gourmet’itani
inessive
gourmet’ssani
gourmet’issani
elative
gourmet’stani
gourmet’istani
illative
gourmet’heni
gourmet’ihini
adessive
gourmet’llani
gourmet’illani
ablative
gourmet’ltani
gourmet’iltani
allative
gourmet’lleni
gourmet’illeni
essive
gourmet’nani
gourmet’inani
translative
gourmet’kseni
gourmet’ikseni
abessive
gourmet’ttani
gourmet’ittani
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’ineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’si
gourmet’si
accusative
nom.
gourmet’si
gourmet’si
gen.
gourmet’si
genitive
gourmet’si
gourmet’idesi gourmet’ittesi
partitive
gourmet’tasi
gourmet’itasi
inessive
gourmet’ssasi
gourmet’issasi
elative
gourmet’stasi
gourmet’istasi
illative
gourmet’hesi
gourmet’ihisi
adessive
gourmet’llasi
gourmet’illasi
ablative
gourmet’ltasi
gourmet’iltasi
allative
gourmet’llesi
gourmet’illesi
essive
gourmet’nasi
gourmet’inasi
translative
gourmet’ksesi
gourmet’iksesi
abessive
gourmet’ttasi
gourmet’ittasi
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’inesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’mme
gourmet’mme
accusative
nom.
gourmet’mme
gourmet’mme
gen.
gourmet’mme
genitive
gourmet’mme
gourmet’idemme gourmet’ittemme
partitive
gourmet’tamme
gourmet’itamme
inessive
gourmet’ssamme
gourmet’issamme
elative
gourmet’stamme
gourmet’istamme
illative
gourmet’hemme
gourmet’ihimme
adessive
gourmet’llamme
gourmet’illamme
ablative
gourmet’ltamme
gourmet’iltamme
allative
gourmet’llemme
gourmet’illemme
essive
gourmet’namme
gourmet’inamme
translative
gourmet’ksemme
gourmet’iksemme
abessive
gourmet’ttamme
gourmet’ittamme
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’inemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’nne
gourmet’nne
accusative
nom.
gourmet’nne
gourmet’nne
gen.
gourmet’nne
genitive
gourmet’nne
gourmet’idenne gourmet’ittenne
partitive
gourmet’tanne
gourmet’itanne
inessive
gourmet’ssanne
gourmet’issanne
elative
gourmet’stanne
gourmet’istanne
illative
gourmet’henne
gourmet’ihinne
adessive
gourmet’llanne
gourmet’illanne
ablative
gourmet’ltanne
gourmet’iltanne
allative
gourmet’llenne
gourmet’illenne
essive
gourmet’nanne
gourmet’inanne
translative
gourmet’ksenne
gourmet’iksenne
abessive
gourmet’ttanne
gourmet’ittanne
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’inenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’nsa
gourmet’nsa
accusative
nom.
gourmet’nsa
gourmet’nsa
gen.
gourmet’nsa
genitive
gourmet’nsa
gourmet’idensa gourmet’ittensa
partitive
gourmet’taan gourmet’tansa
gourmet’itaan gourmet’itansa
inessive
gourmet’ssaan gourmet’ssansa
gourmet’issaan gourmet’issansa
elative
gourmet’staan gourmet’stansa
gourmet’istaan gourmet’istansa
illative
gourmet’hensa
gourmet’ihinsa
adessive
gourmet’llaan gourmet’llansa
gourmet’illaan gourmet’illansa
ablative
gourmet’ltaan gourmet’ltansa
gourmet’iltaan gourmet’iltansa
allative
gourmet’lleen gourmet’llensa
gourmet’illeen gourmet’illensa
essive
gourmet’naan gourmet’nansa
gourmet’inaan gourmet’inansa
translative
gourmet’kseen gourmet’ksensa
gourmet’ikseen gourmet’iksensa
abessive
gourmet’ttaan gourmet’ttansa
gourmet’ittaan gourmet’ittansa
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’ineen gourmet’inensa :

### Noun

gourmet
* Alternative form of gurmee

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gourmet (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’ni
gourmet’ni
accusative
nom.
gourmet’ni
gourmet’ni
gen.
gourmet’ni
genitive
gourmet’ni
gourmet’ideni gourmet’itteni
partitive
gourmet’tani
gourmet’itani
inessive
gourmet’ssani
gourmet’issani
elative
gourmet’stani
gourmet’istani
illative
gourmet’heni
gourmet’ihini
adessive
gourmet’llani
gourmet’illani
ablative
gourmet’ltani
gourmet’iltani
allative
gourmet’lleni
gourmet’illeni
essive
gourmet’nani
gourmet’inani
translative
gourmet’kseni
gourmet’ikseni
abessive
gourmet’ttani
gourmet’ittani
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’ineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’si
gourmet’si
accusative
nom.
gourmet’si
gourmet’si
gen.
gourmet’si
genitive
gourmet’si
gourmet’idesi gourmet’ittesi
partitive
gourmet’tasi
gourmet’itasi
inessive
gourmet’ssasi
gourmet’issasi
elative
gourmet’stasi
gourmet’istasi
illative
gourmet’hesi
gourmet’ihisi
adessive
gourmet’llasi
gourmet’illasi
ablative
gourmet’ltasi
gourmet’iltasi
allative
gourmet’llesi
gourmet’illesi
essive
gourmet’nasi
gourmet’inasi
translative
gourmet’ksesi
gourmet’iksesi
abessive
gourmet’ttasi
gourmet’ittasi
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’inesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’mme
gourmet’mme
accusative
nom.
gourmet’mme
gourmet’mme
gen.
gourmet’mme
genitive
gourmet’mme
gourmet’idemme gourmet’ittemme
partitive
gourmet’tamme
gourmet’itamme
inessive
gourmet’ssamme
gourmet’issamme
elative
gourmet’stamme
gourmet’istamme
illative
gourmet’hemme
gourmet’ihimme
adessive
gourmet’llamme
gourmet’illamme
ablative
gourmet’ltamme
gourmet’iltamme
allative
gourmet’llemme
gourmet’illemme
essive
gourmet’namme
gourmet’inamme
translative
gourmet’ksemme
gourmet’iksemme
abessive
gourmet’ttamme
gourmet’ittamme
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’inemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’nne
gourmet’nne
accusative
nom.
gourmet’nne
gourmet’nne
gen.
gourmet’nne
genitive
gourmet’nne
gourmet’idenne gourmet’ittenne
partitive
gourmet’tanne
gourmet’itanne
inessive
gourmet’ssanne
gourmet’issanne
elative
gourmet’stanne
gourmet’istanne
illative
gourmet’henne
gourmet’ihinne
adessive
gourmet’llanne
gourmet’illanne
ablative
gourmet’ltanne
gourmet’iltanne
allative
gourmet’llenne
gourmet’illenne
essive
gourmet’nanne
gourmet’inanne
translative
gourmet’ksenne
gourmet’iksenne
abessive
gourmet’ttanne
gourmet’ittanne
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’inenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gourmet’nsa
gourmet’nsa
accusative
nom.
gourmet’nsa
gourmet’nsa
gen.
gourmet’nsa
genitive
gourmet’nsa
gourmet’idensa gourmet’ittensa
partitive
gourmet’taan gourmet’tansa
gourmet’itaan gourmet’itansa
inessive
gourmet’ssaan gourmet’ssansa
gourmet’issaan gourmet’issansa
elative
gourmet’staan gourmet’stansa
gourmet’istaan gourmet’istansa
illative
gourmet’hensa
gourmet’ihinsa
adessive
gourmet’llaan gourmet’llansa
gourmet’illaan gourmet’illansa
ablative
gourmet’ltaan gourmet’ltansa
gourmet’iltaan gourmet’iltansa
allative
gourmet’lleen gourmet’llensa
gourmet’illeen gourmet’illensa
essive
gourmet’naan gourmet’nansa
gourmet’inaan gourmet’inansa
translative
gourmet’kseen gourmet’ksensa
gourmet’ikseen gourmet’iksensa
abessive
gourmet’ttaan gourmet’ttansa
gourmet’ittaan gourmet’ittansa
instructive
comitative
—gourmet’ineen gourmet’inensa :

#### Derived terms

* gourmetateria
* gourmetravintola
* gourmetruoka

### Further reading

* “gourmet”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet (“wine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant”) from Old French grommes (“manservant”), from Middle English grom, grome (“boy, valet, servant”) of unknown origin, perhaps from Old English *grōma (“male child, boy, youth”) from Old English grōwan (“to grow”). Cognate of Spanish grumete and Catalan grumet. More at groom.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡuʁ.mɛ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

gourmet m (plural gourmets)
* (of wines) a wine expert, especially one who is adept at determining the label, date, and sundry other qualities solely by smatch
* (more commonly) a culinary connoisseur, gourmet

#### Descendants

* → Danish: gourmet
* → Dutch: gourmet
* → English: gourmet
* → German: Gourmet
* → Japanese: グルメ (gurume)
* → Italian: gourmet
* → Portuguese: gourmet
* → Spanish: gourmet
* → Turkish: gurme

### Further reading

* “gourmet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gourmet.

### Noun

gourmet m or f by sense (invariable)
* gourmet

### Further reading

* gourmet in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* gurmê (rare)

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gourmet.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡuʁˈme/ [ɡuɦˈme]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡuʁˈme/ [ɡuɦˈme]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ɡuɾˈme/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ɡuʁˈme/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ɡuɻˈme/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɡuɾˈme/
* Rhymes: -e

### Adjective

gourmet (invariable)
* (of food) gourmet; fine

#### Derived terms

* gourmetizar

### Noun

gourmet m or f by sense (plural gourmets)
* gourmet (a person who appreciates good food)

### Further reading

* “gourmet”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “gourmet”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “gourmet”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “gourmet”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gourmet.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡuɾˈmet/ [ɡuɾˈmet̪]
** Rhymes: -et
* IPA: /ɡuɾˈme/ [ɡuɾˈme]
** Rhymes: -e

### Adjective

gourmet m or f (masculine and feminine plural gourmets)
* gourmet

#### Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

### Further reading

* “gourmet”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

gourmet c
* someone to whom good food is very important; a gourmet
    Synonyms: (less common) gourmé, läckergom

#### See also

* finsmakare
* gourmand

#### References

* gourmet in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* gourmet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* gourmet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)