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connoisseur

C1 Topic:Food & Drink
US /ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/ UK /ˌkɒnəˈsɜː/
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1 noun · an expert whose judgement... cognoscentemavenvirtuoso
Word family
Forms connoisseurs

Etymology

Around 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).

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