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gastrophilism

gastrophilism noun: the love of good food.

Noun

gastrophilism (uncountable)

  1. The love of good food.

Origin of gastrophilism

From gastro- + -philism. First attested in the 1810s.

Questions about gastrophilism

What does gastrophilism mean?
Gastrophilism means the love of good food.
What part of speech is gastrophilism?
Gastrophilism is a noun.

Words near gastrophilism in the dictionary

  1. gastropathy
  2. gastropexies
  3. gastropexy
  4. gastrophile
  5. gastrophiles
  6. gastrophilism
  7. gastrophilist
  8. gastrophilists
  9. gastrophilite
  10. gastrophilites
  11. gastrophrenic

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