gastronomy

noun

gas·​tron·​o·​my ga-ˈsträ-nə-mē 

1

: the art or science of good eating

2

: culinary customs or style

Chinese gastronomy

gastronomic

ˌga-strə-ˈnä-mik 

adjective

or less commonly gastronomical

ˌga-strə-ˈnä-mi-kəl 

Examples of gastronomy in a Sentence

books about wine tasting and gastronomy

Recent Examples on the Web

The Terra Madre Americas festival kicks off Friday afternoon at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Sacramento, bringing renowned chefs, local gastronomy stars and Indigenous tribal leaders to the nation’s Farm-to-Fork capital. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025

What began as a stint selling food from his home, alongside his wife Cynthia Florez, evolved into an award-winning food truck named the Inka Trailer, bringing Peruvian gastronomy to Nashville neighborhoods. —Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025

On Queen West stands a cathedral to gastronomy, complete with maple wood arched ceiling and steaks worth worshipping. —Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

To stay within a fork’s reach, The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza is a 15-minute stroll from RyuGin, which earned three stars for its molecular kaiseki (a traditional multicourse meal) gastronomy. —AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for gastronomy

• aeronomy
• agronomy
• astronomy
• autonomy
• economy
• metonymy
• taxonomy
• deuteronomy

Kids Definition

gastronomy

noun

gas·​tron·​o·​my ga-ˈsträn-ə-mē 

: the art of appreciating fine food

gastronomic

ˌgas-trə-ˈnäm-ik 

adjective

also gastronomical

-ˈnäm-i-kəl