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gourmand definition

gour·mand (go̵or mänd′; go̵or′mänd′, -mənd)

noun

  1. Obsolete a glutton
  2. a person with a hearty liking for good food and drink and a tendency to indulge in them to excess
  3. gourmet

Etymology: ME gourmaunt < OFr gourmand, altered < ? gormet: see gourmet

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