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foodie

 
Dictionary: food·ie   (') pronunciation
 
n. Slang.

A person who has an ardent or refined interest in food; a gourmet: “in the culinary fast lane, where surprises are expected and foodies beg to be thrilled” (Boston Globe).


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A person who takes pleasure in the preparation, presentation, and eating of food. The term is sometimes used in a pejorative sense to describe someone who is always searching for new, exotic taste sensations.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - en der er yderst interesseret i den seneste kogekunst

Nederlands (Dutch)
iemand zeer geïnteresseerd in eten

Français (French)
n. - amateur de bonne bouffe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gourmet

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καλοφαγάς

Italiano (Italian)
buongustaio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) muito interessada em culinária

Русский (Russian)
гурман, любитель поесть

Español (Spanish)
n. - gastrónomo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - matfantast (vard.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
类似食品的东西, 美食主义者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 類似食品的東西, 美食主義者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 미식가, 식도락가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 美食家, 調理が好きな人, 食通

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مولع بالأكل و الطبخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ראשו ורובו באוכל, אנין טעם‬


 
 

 

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