Gourmandise
/ˌɡʊər.mənˈdiːz/noun
Excessive indulgence in food or drink; gluttony.
Did you know?In medieval French, related forms of this root could name not just a big eater, but a person so excessive they bordered on a moral warning, because appetite was treated like a spiritual danger.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
gula
“throat; gluttony”
Old French
Old French
gourmand
“a glutton; a greedy eater”
Middle French
Old French
gourmandise
“gluttony; greed in eating and drinking”
Modern English
English
gourmandise
“excessive indulgence in food or drink”
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