how to pronounce gourmand

/ɡuʁ.mɑ̃/

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gourmand is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of gourmand in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… suis encore assez gourmand mais on peut …”

meanings of gourmand

adjective:

Eating a lot.
Having a love for good food, demanding of food quality.

noun:

A person who eats a lot, or who has refined tastes in food.

gourmand frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word gourmand occurs in french on average 8.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.