gastronomy
Americannoun
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the art or science of good eating.
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a style of cooking or eating.
noun
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the art of good eating
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the type of cookery of a particular region
the gastronomy of Provence
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gastronomy
1805–15; < French gastronomie < Greek gastronómia. See gastro-, -nomy
Explanation
Gastronomy is all about food — the study of food, the history of food, making good food — how we have come to eat what we eat. Despite appearances, gastronomy has nothing to do with gas (although if you eat a great deal of rich food from France, which is where we get the word, it may lead to the intestinal discomfort known as gas). Gastronomy concerns itself with the culture of your belly, gastro, in ancient Greek. In France, where they take their food very seriously, they have an entire academy devoted to the study of gastronomy, or gastronomie — as they say.
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Example Sentences
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“And,” he adds, “its gastronomy is quite honest.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
An exceptional amount of knowledge about botany, forestry, gastronomy, aquatic systems and topography was not just passed along by enslaved people, but created by them.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
They are collaborating with longtime locals to turn the central neighborhoods of this sprawling city into an unlikely hub for art, culture and gastronomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
A new tier of branded properties is also being marketed around shared passions like gastronomy, wellness, and even longevity science.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
Psychologians and philosophers, however, who are initiated in the sacred mysteries of gastronomy, may explain it in the simple expression, "I am hungry."
From Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 by Jókai, Mór
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