"foodie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfuːdi/ Audio: En-au-foodie.ogg Forms: foodies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːdi Etymology: From food + -ie. Popularized by Ann Barr and Paul Levy in The Official Foodie Handbook (1984). Levy credits New York food critic Gael Greene with the coinage. The word was used by Greene in a 1980 article in New York magazine, see quotations. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|food|ie}} food + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} foodie (plural foodies)
  1. (colloquial) A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet. Wikipedia link: Ann Barr, Gael Greene, Paul Levy (journalist), foodie Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): People Synonyms (person who appreciates good food): chowhound, foodist, foodista [rare], gastronaut, gourmand Derived forms: fast-foodie, foodie-ism, foodyism Translations (person with special interest in food): чревоугодник (črevougodnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 美食家 (měishíjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), gurmán (Czech), labužník (Czech), kookgek [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), lekkerbek (Dutch), frandisto (Esperanto), herkkusuu (Finnish), cuisinomane [feminine, masculine] (French), foodie [feminine, masculine] (French), Foodie [masculine] (German), liguritor [masculine] (Latin), esfomeado [masculine] (Portuguese), чревоуго́дник (črevougódnik) [masculine] (Russian), чревоугодница (črevougodnica) [feminine] (Russian), matnörd [common-gender] (Swedish), matfantast [common-gender] (Swedish), gurme (Turkish)

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