Main Entry:

gas·tron·o·my

Pronunciation:

\-mē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French gastronomie, from Greek Gastronomia, title of a 4th century b.c. poem, from gastro- gastr- + -nomia -nomy

Date:

1814

1 : the art or science of good eating 2 : culinary customs or style

— gas·tro·nom·ic \ˌgas-trə-ˈnä-mik\ also gas·tro·nom·i·cal \-mi-kəl\ adjective