epicure
/ˈepɪkjʊə(r)/noun
उच्चारण एपिक्युअर
स्वादिष्ट भोजन का पारखी और शौकीन, भोजन-रसिक
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a person who enjoys food and drink of high quality and knows a lot about it
स्वादिष्ट भोजन का पारखी और शौकीन, भोजन-रसिक
- An epicure, he travels across the country for the perfect biryani.
- Being an epicure, he would rather skip dinner than eat poor food.
- The epicure praised the chef for the delicate flavours of the curry.
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- Only a true epicure could tell the two kinds of tea apart.
- As an epicure, Arjun reads about food as eagerly as he eats it.
Synonyms gourmet connoisseur gastronome
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep the food words together: epicure and gourmet (fine taste), gourmand (loves eating, often too much), glutton (eats greedily), connoisseur (expert judge of any art).
भोजन से जुड़े शब्द साथ याद रखिए: epicure और gourmet (उत्तम स्वाद के पारखी), gourmand (खाने का शौकीन, प्रायः ज़्यादा), glutton (लालच से खाने वाला), connoisseur (किसी भी कला का पारखी)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek philosopher Epicurus.
यह ग्रीक दार्शनिक Epicurus से आया है।
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A person devoted to the pleasures of fine food.
'अच्छे भोजन के आनंद का रसिक' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।