EPICURE (Noun)

Meaning- A person who appreciates fine food and drink.

Mnemonic trick- The word epicure contains word ‘epic’ and ‘picu’. ‘picu’ sounds similar to ‘petu’. Epic means grand or legendary and Hindi word ‘petu’ gives reference to a person who eats a lot. Epicure lives grand life style and eats healthy food. Therefore, epicure means a person who appreciates fine food and drink.

Synonym- GOURMET, GOURMAND, GASTRONOME, BON VIVANT

Synonym explanation- epicure gives reference to a person having sensitive and discriminating tastes, especially in food or wine. Gourmet (or gourmand) means a person who enjoys and knows a lot about good food and wine. Gastronome gives reference to a person who is a lover of food and who has an interest in cooking. Bon vivant gives reference to a person who likes going to parties and other social occasions and who enjoys good food, wine etc.

Uses-

•          He is one of the America’ s first great epicures.
•        An epicure restaurant (restaurant that has high-quality food)