A "gourmand" is a lover of good food or a glutton. The term comes from the Old French "gormant," meaning "glutton."
Un "gourmand" es un amante de la buena comida o un glotón. El término proviene del francés antiguo "gormant", que significa "glotón".
| Front | gourmand \goor-MAHND, GOOR-muhnd\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A lover of good food. 2. A gluttonous eater. [Middle English gourmant, glutton, from Old French gormant.] "Not only had Alice long since recovered, but he was discovering the downside of being identified as a gourmand: Food fanatics were collecting around him like crows." |
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