Gourmand vs Gravy - What's the difference?
gourmand | gravy |
A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
*(Ben Jonson) (1572-1637)
*:That great gourmand , fat Apicius
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*:The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. […] But there was not a more lascivious reprobate and gourmand in all London than this same Greystone.
A person who appreciates good food.
(uncountable) A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
(countable) A type of gravy.
(uncountable, Italian-American) Sauce used for pasta.
(uncountable) Unearned gain.
(uncountable) Extra benefit.
As nouns the difference between gourmand and gravy
is that gourmand is a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater while gravy is a thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.gourmand
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Alternative forms
* gormandNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (person given to excess consumption) glutton, trencherman, see also * (person who appreciates food) chowhound, gastronaut, gourmet * (person with a special interest or knowledge of food) foodieDerived terms
* gourmandismgravy
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(wikipedia gravy)Noun
(en-noun)- The first thousand tickets and the concessions cover the venue and the band. The rest is gravy .
