Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #585 of 1319

gourmet (adj.)

of high-quality food

Examples

  • A gourmet restaurant.

Key rules

  • Gourmet means of high-quality food
  • A gourmet restaurant, gourmet food
  • Gourmet can also be a noun for a food lover

Common mistakes

  • A gourmet of food → Gourmet food
💡 Tip: Restaurant reviews // Specialist food shops // Food writing
Practise this topic in the appPractise Upper-Intermediate quiz
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