Meaning of Gourmand | Babel Free
ˈɡʊə.məndDefinitions
Equivalents
العربية
النهم
Examples
“I knew him, at Caivs trencher, when for hyre, / He proſtituted his abuſed body / To that great gourmond, fat Apicivs;”
“The colonel and his sponsor⟳ made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor⟳] long and stringy, with a face⟳ that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. […] But there was not a more lascivious reprobate and gourmand in all London than this same Greystone.”
“The third key was the number⟳ of demands from different patrons or groups for their own⟳ specialized cuisines. Such patrons included the court, rich households, and scholar-gourmands. Buddhists and Muslims also elaborated their own⟳ cuisines (sucai 素菜 and qingzhen 清真).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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