What does gourmande in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word gourmande in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gourmande in French.

The word gourmande in French means like your food, enjoy your food, gourmand, guzzler, gourmet, avid, eager, tempting, sucker, chastise, rebuke, reprove, censure, ride hard, lard, coffee with dessert selection, coffee with selection of desserts, energy intensive, mangetout. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gourmande

like your food, enjoy your food

adjectif (qui aime manger)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Comme ma femme sait que je suis gourmand, elle me fait souvent de bons gâteaux. Allez, je sais que tu es gourmande alors fais-toi plaisir, reprends un peu de gâteau.
As my wife knows I am fond of good food, she often makes me lovely cakes.

gourmand

(personne qui aime manger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mais quelle gourmande ! Regardez, Amandine a fini le gâteau au chocolat !
What a gourmand! Look, Amandine has finished the chocolate cake!

guzzler

adjectif (figuré (qui consomme trop) (car: figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette voiture est trop gourmande, je fais trop souvent le plein.
This car just drinks petrol. I have to fill it up far too often.

gourmet

adjectif (figuré (savoureux) (fine food)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je vous ai préparé un dîner gourmand.
I've made you a gourmet dinner.

avid, eager

adjectif (figuré (avide) (person: keen)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Michelle est gourmande de livres d'espionnage.
Michelle is an avid reader of spy novels.

tempting

adjectif (qui suscite le désir)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

sucker

nom masculin (jardinage : rameau qui ne fait pas de fleur) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut enlever les gourmands des pieds de tomate.
You have to remove the suckers from tomato plants.

chastise, rebuke

verbe transitif (littéraire (réprimander) (formal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le directeur gourmanda l'élève indiscipliné.

reprove, censure

verbe transitif (littéraire (blâmer avec rigueur) (formal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La mère d'Héloïse gourmande son égoïsme.

ride hard

verbe transitif (vieux (diriger durement un cheval) (horse)

Ce palefrenier gourmande son cheval.

lard

verbe transitif (vieilli (cuisine : larder) (cookery)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La cuisinière gourmande la pièce de viande.

coffee with dessert selection, coffee with selection of desserts

nom masculin (café accompagné de petits desserts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

energy intensive

locution adjectivale (énergivore)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

mangetout

nom masculin (légumineuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pois gourmands se cuisinent comme les petits pois.

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