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gourmandise

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gour⋅man⋅dise

1  [goor-muhn-deez]
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–noun
unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
Origin:
< F; see gormandize

gour⋅man⋅dise

2  [goor-muhn-dahyz]
–verb (used without object), -dised, dis⋅ing.
Chiefly British. gourmandize.
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gour·man·dise   (gŏŏr'mən-dēz')   
n.  A taste and relish for good food: "You could see the gourmandise shining on his rosy lips" (Glenway Wescott).

[Middle English gromandise, gluttony, from Old French gormandise, from gormant, glutton.]
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