gourmet Spanish

Meanings

1. 1phrase

   High-quality or fancy Spanish-style cooking and food, especially dishes from Spain made with care and good ingredients.

   Grammar: Used like an adjective phrase before a food noun, as in 'gourmet Spanish dishes'; it is not used to talk about the Spanish language itself.

   Patterns

   • gourmet Spanish food
   • gourmet Spanish cooking
   • gourmet Spanish dishes
   • gourmet Spanish restaurant

   The new place on the corner serves gourmet Spanish food, with small plates of grilled seafood and cured ham.

   She took a weekend class in gourmet Spanish cooking and learned to make a proper seafood rice.

   Their menu is described as gourmet Spanish, but the prices are surprisingly reasonable.

2. 2phraserare

   The style of Spanish spoken by educated or refined speakers, sometimes seen as more elegant than everyday speech.

   Grammar: Used mainly in writing about language or manners; it describes a variety or style of speech, not a separate language.

   Patterns

   • gourmet Spanish
   • speak gourmet Spanish

   The novel's narrator uses a rather gourmet Spanish, full of long polite phrases.

   Few people actually speak gourmet Spanish in daily life; most use plain everyday Spanish.

Common combinations

gourmet Spanish food

The festival was full of stalls selling gourmet Spanish food.

gourmet Spanish cooking

He teaches gourmet Spanish cooking to small groups on Saturdays.

gourmet Spanish restaurant

They booked a table at a gourmet Spanish restaurant for their anniversary.

gourmet Spanish dishes

The chef prepares gourmet Spanish dishes using local market produce.

a taste of gourmet Spanish

The pop-up stall offers a taste of gourmet Spanish for under ten dollars.

Synonyms and how they differ

fine Spanish dining

This refers to the whole restaurant experience rather than just the food or cooking style.

haute cuisine

This is a general French term for very refined cooking and is not limited to Spanish food.

Spanish-style cooking

This is a plainer phrase that does not suggest high quality or luxury.

Opposites

Word family

gourmet noun

A person who knows a lot about good food and drink and enjoys them.

gourmet adjective

Describing food or a place that is high quality and often expensive.

Spanish adjective

Relating to Spain, its people, or its language.

Commonly confused: gourmet Spanish or gourmet Spanish?

Practice

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