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Gourmand

Is gourmand stil an insulting word?

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Hi, Is gourmand still an insulting word? My dictionary says gourmand 1. a glutton 2.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is gourmand still an insulting word?
  • My dictionary says gourmand 1.
  • a glutton 2.
  • a gourmet.
  • So, it depends on which of the two meanings the recipient hears it as.
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Hi,

Is gourmand still an insulting word?

My dictionary says

gourmand 1. a glutton 2. a gourmet.



So, it depends on which of the two meanings the recipient hears it as.



Have a look here for some details.



What area were you asking the question for?
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[nq:1]Hi, Is gourmand still an insulting word? My dictionary says gourmand 1. a glutton 2. a gourmet.[/nq]
Is gourmet really a valid meaning, or just the result of people misunderstanding and misusing gourmand?
[nq:1]So, it depends on which of the two meanings the recipient hears it as. Have a look here for some details. What area were you asking the question for?[/nq]
I guess my sig
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El Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:06:14 -0400, mm escribió:
[nq:2]El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced)[/nq]
Surely "The Argentinian Tango"?

Pablo
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Hi,

MM - you didn't tell us where you are living right now. Is it the first or last place in your list? (I'm really just teasing you.
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[nq:1]Hi, MM - you didn't tell us where you are living right now. Is it the first or last place in your list? (I'm really just teasing you. )[/nq]
I am glad you said you are teasing, but I see that you are right. At one time it said I was born in Western Pa., but I remember now I took that out, probably to make the columns look better. And they don't look good anyhow in variable width fonts.
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[nq:1]Is gourmand stil an insulting word?[/nq]
In France if you love eating, even when you're not hungry, you are a gourmand or gourmande. It doesn't necessarily express disapproval. If you appreciate fine food you are a gourmet.
A gourmet was originally a wine taster. It suggests a degree of connoisseurship. A dog may be a gourmand.
The French also have glutton (glouton) as we do.
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