gastronomy
nounUS, UK /ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/
Etymology 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”).
1
Usually The art of preparing and eating good food.
2
Usually The study of the relationship between food and culture.
3
Usually The cooking of a particular area; cuisine.
- The gastronomy of Mexico is world-famous.
- Derived terms
- bistronomy, gastrophysics, molecular gastronomy, neurogastronomy
- Related terms
- gastronome, gastro-, gastronomic, cooking