Definition of gourmandise
: appreciation of or interest in good food and drink : gourmandism
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Une gourmandise, by Muriel Barbery, is the counterpoint to A la recherche du temps perdu.
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Origin and Etymology of gourmandise
French, from Middle French, from gourmant
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First Known Use: 15th century
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