gourmetizar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡuʁ.me.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [ɡuɦ.me.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡuɾ.me.t͡ʃiˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡuʁ.me.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [ɡuʁ.me.t͡ʃiˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡuɻ.me.t͡ʃiˈza(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡuɾ.mɨ.tiˈzaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡuɾ.mɨ.tiˈza.ɾi/
Verb
gourmetizar (first-person singular present gourmetizo, first-person singular preterite gourmetizei, past participle gourmetizado)
- (transitive) to turn something (especially food) into something luxurious, fancy or sophisticated, often for marketing purposes
- (intransitive, reflexive) to become luxurious, fancy or sophisticated (of food or experiences)
Conjugation
Conjugation of gourmetizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
- gourmetização
Further reading
- “gourmetizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025