Could you provide a list of English or Italian words that mean lover
of food or food enthusiast?

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 07 Sep 2006 17:47 PDT

Let me know if these are the sort of English words you're looking for:


gastronome
epicure
bon vivant
gourmand
gourmet
connoisseur


As for the Italian, I don't speak the language, but if you let us know
how many words you are expecting, perhaps someone can provide them in
order to answer your question.


pafalafa-ga

Hello lookingin,
   
Below is a list of english and Italian words which I hope you'll find suitable. 
     
       
English words:
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afficionado (as in "food afficionado")
- "An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan."
http://www.bartleby.com/61/49/A0124900.html
   
bon vivant
- "A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink."
http://www.bartleby.com/61/76/B0387600.html
   
buff (as in "food buff")
- "A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity"
http://www.bartleby.com/62/17/B0201750.html
   
connoisseur (as in "connoisseur of food")
- "1. A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the
fine arts. 2. A person of informed and discriminating taste: a
connoisseur of fine wines."
http://www.bartelby.org/61/69/C0576900.html
   
epicure
- "A person with refined taste, especially in food and wine."
http://www.aol.bartleby.com/61/58/E0175800.html
   
enthusiast (as in "food enthusiast")
- "A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity"
http://www.bartleby.com/62/35/E0533500.html
   
foodphile (food + phile)
- "The suffix -phile means "someone who likes, desires, or loves
(someone or something)"
http://www.bartleby.com/68/76/4576.html
   
gastronome
- "A connoisseur of good food and drink; a gourmet. Also called gastronomist."
http://www.bartleby.com/61/59/G0055900.html
   
gastranomer
- variant form of gastronome (see above). 
   
glutton
- "A person who eats or consumes immoderate amounts of food and drink"
http://www.bartleby.com/61/11/G0161100.html
     
gourmand
- see "gourmet"
     
gourmet
- "A connoisseur of fine food and drink."
http://www.aol.bartleby.com/61/80/G0208000.html
    
Usage note: A gourmet is a person with discriminating taste in food
and wine, as is a gourmand. Because gourmand can also mean "one who
enjoys food in great quantities" or even "a gluttonous eater," care
should be taken to make clear its intended sense. An epicure is much
the same as a gourmet, but the word may sometimes carry overtones of
excessive refinement. This use of epicure is a misrepresentation of
Epicurean philosophy, which, while it professed that pleasure was the
highest good, was hardly given to excessive concern with food and
drink.
  
  
    
Italian words:
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amante del cibo = lover of food (literally)
   
buongustaio (nm) = gourmet
http://www.tuscany-cooking-class.com/italian-cooking-dictionary/b2.html
   
capocuoco (nm) = chef
http://www.tuscany-cooking-class.com/italian-cooking-dictionary/c1.html
   
epicureo (nm) = epicurean
http://www.tuscany-cooking-class.com/italian-cooking-dictionary/e.html
   
gastronomo (nm) = gastronome (gastronomer); gastronomist
http://www.tuscany-cooking-class.com/italian-cooking-dictionary/g.html
   
ghiottone (nm) = gourmand
http://www.tuscany-cooking-class.com/italian-cooking-dictionary/g.html
    
  
    
I hope you find this information useful.
     
Best regards,
      
jackburton

afficionado
glutton

etc etc...

Put Gastronome into a thesaurus and see what comes back: 
http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=gastronome&x=0&y=0