different between chowhound vs gourmand

English

Etymology

chow +? hound

Pronunciation

Noun

chowhound (plural chowhounds)

1. (slang) A foodie or glutton.
   • 1958, Power

     Fortunately for me, I'm one of those people who can be a chowhound and never have to worry about putting on weight.

   • 2001, Donald F Sabo, Terry Allen Kupers, Willie James London, Prison masculinities

     Besides being one of the most dangerous and feared guys on the yard, Roscoe is also a chowhound. He would kill for a can of ham […]

English

Alternative forms

• gormand

Etymology

From Middle English gourmaunt, gormond, gromonde, from Old French gormant (“a glutton”, noun), from gormant (“gluttonous”, adjective), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????.m?nd/, /????m??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????m?nd/, /????.m?nd/

Noun

gourmand (plural gourmands)

1. A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
2. A person who appreciates good food.

Synonyms

• (person given to excess consumption): glutton, trencherman, see also Thesaurus:glutton
• (person who appreciates food): chowhound, gastronaut, gourmet
• (person with a special interest or knowledge of food): foodie

Derived terms

• gourmandise
• gourmandism

Translations

See also

• gourmet

French

Etymology

From Middle French gourmant (“glutton”), originally an adjectival form, from Old French, where it had the sense of trencherman, but of uncertain ultimate origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?.m??/
• Homophone: gourmands
• Hyphenation: gour?mand

Adjective

gourmand (feminine singular gourmande, masculine plural gourmands, feminine plural gourmandes)

1. eating a lot
2. (more recently) having a love for good food, demanding of food quality

Noun

gourmand m (plural gourmands, feminine gourmande)

1. a person who eats a lot, or who has refined tastes in food

Usage notes

The French and English usages of this word are false friends. While the English word has evolved to emphasize the excesses of a gourmand, the French word has become more associated with refined tastes in food. See also gourmet, which has considerable overlap with this word.

Descendants

• ? Czech: gurmán
• ? Portuguese: gourmand
• ? Romanian: gurmand

Further reading

• “gourmand” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Old French, where it had the sense of trencherman, but of uncertain ultimate origin

Adjective

gourmand m

1. (Jersey) greedy

Portuguese

Etymology

From French gourmand.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?u??m??/

Noun

gourmand m, f (plural gourmands)

1. gourmand (person who appreciates good food)
2. gourmand (person who eats too much)

   Synonym: comilão

Further reading

• “gourmand” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.