gastronomy

From French gastronomie, from Ancient Greek γαστρονομία (gastronomía), from γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) + νόμος (nómos, “knowledge, law”); analysable as gastro- (“cooking”) +‎ -nomy (“a system of rules or laws about a particular field”).

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnəmi
• Hyphenation: gas‧tro‧no‧my

gastronomy (usually uncountable, plural gastronomies)

1. The art of preparing and eating good food.
2. The study of the relationship between food and culture.

• gastronome

• cooking