delicatessenn.

Brit.

/ˌdɛlᵻkəˈtɛsn/, U.S.

/ˌdɛlᵻkəˈtɛs(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– delicatessen, 1900s– delikatessen; also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymons: German Delicatessen, †Delicatesse.

Etymology: < German †Delicatessen fine food collectively (now Delikatessen), plural of †Delicatesse exquisite item of food (now Delikatesse: see delicatesse n.).Compare Dutch delicatessen fine food collectively (1642). Sense 2 is either short for delicatessen store at Compounds 1 or so named on account of the sign Delicatessen over the shop's door; the German and Dutch nouns are not used in this sense.

1. Speciality foods, drinks, etc., often (esp. in early use) ones imported from other countries. Now rare.Recorded earliest in delicatessen salesmen; see Compounds 1.In early use chiefly referring to foreign food imports in German-speaking areas of Europe, and to traditional German specialities among communities of German heritage living elsewhere, esp. in the United States.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > delicacy or titbit

daintethc1290

daintyc1300

morselc1390

confection1393

delicec1405

delicacya1425

delicatea1475

friandise1484

deliciositiesa1500

daintive1526

junket1538

knack1548

daintrel1575

cate1578

pulpament1600

gaudy1622

regalo1622

daint1633

titbita1641

scitament1656

regale1673

knick-knack1682

nicety1704

bonne bouche1721

diablotin1770

sunket1788

regalement1795

confiture1802

bon-bon1821

sock1825

delicatessen1853

good things1861

tiddlywinks1893

1853 Morning Chron. 13 Jan. 6/2 [In Berlin] we find..79 Italian warehouses (commonly called ‘delicatessen’ salesmen).

1854 Morning Chron. 5 Sept. 6/2 Speculators who sent to the fleet a ship-load of ‘delicatessen’ (delicacies), consisting of preserved fruits, wine, porter, cigars, &c., were unable to get rid of their venture.

1902 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 15 Oct. 11/3 The cold meats, pickled fish, cheese and other delicatessen which the Scandinavian appetite so much enjoys.

2006 N.Y. Times 26 Mar. (Travel section) 10/2 A salumeria where, among the luxurious delicatessen, cheeses and candies, I first sampled corallina. It is Rome's prized fresh salami of spicy, lean pork and lard.

2. Originally U.S. An establishment selling speciality or imported foods, drinks, etc. (see sense 1); (in North America now chiefly) a small local shop selling sliced meats and cheeses, sandwiches, salads, and other prepared food. Now also: the area in a larger shop where such items are found.Sometimes, esp. in early use, associated with the cuisine of a particular immigrant community.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling provisions > delicatessen

épicerie1836

Italian warehouse1837

delicatessen1884

salumeria1926

deli1948

alimentation1958

1884 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 9 Mar. 2/3 We must have a branch of Sprague's St. Louis Delicatessen established at once.

1946 Liberty 15 June 68/3 Although she wrote about cooking, she did remarkably little of it... She bought most of her food at the delicatessen.

2008 Best Life June 56/2 Delicatessens offer local Nebbiolo wine and gourmet sausage.

Compounds

C1. As a modifier with the sense ‘of or relating to speciality foods, drinks, etc.; that sells speciality foods, drinks, etc.’, as in delicatessen shop, delicatessen store, etc.

ΚΠ

1853 Morning Chron. 13 Jan. 6/2 [In Berlin] we find..79 Italian warehouses (commonly called ‘delicatessen’ salesmen).

1893 Harper's Mag. Apr. 660 They [sc. Germans in New York] maintain..their delicatessen shops and pork butchers.

1904 ‘A. Dale’ Wanted: Cook 28 Tonight, Anna has provided us what she calls a delicatessen dinner.

1963 E. Burdick & H. Wheeler Fail-Safe (Dell ed.) i. 13 Once as a joke he had even gone to one of the more expensive delicatessen stores in Washington and purchased a small can of kangaroo meat.

2001 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 18 May 14 They'll snap up pate, game pie and cranberry juice from the delicatessen counter and then spread out their tartan rug in a special picnic area.

C2. As a modifier with the sense ‘of or relating to a delicatessen; sold at, purchased from, or characteristic of a delicatessen’, as in delicatessen meat, delicatessen sandwich, etc.

ΚΠ

1897 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Republican 4 Apr. 6/5 We carry a full line of fresh, salt and smoked fish and fancy delicatessen meats.

1963 Sun (Vancouver) 5 Feb. 22/5 (advt.) Wanted, delicatessen clerk or apprent. for del. store. Must speak German.

2016 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 20 Apr. d6 Grocery shopping with your mother, delicatessen sandwiches with your father.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	delicatessen
释义	delicatessenn. Brit. /ˌdɛlᵻkəˈtɛsn/, U.S. /ˌdɛlᵻkəˈtɛs(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– delicatessen, 1900s– delikatessen; also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymons: German Delicatessen, †Delicatesse. Etymology: < German †Delicatessen fine food collectively (now Delikatessen), plural of †Delicatesse exquisite item of food (now Delikatesse: see delicatesse n.).Compare Dutch delicatessen fine food collectively (1642). Sense 2 is either short for delicatessen store at Compounds 1 or so named on account of the sign Delicatessen over the shop's door; the German and Dutch nouns are not used in this sense. 1. Speciality foods, drinks, etc., often (esp. in early use) ones imported from other countries. Now rare.Recorded earliest in delicatessen salesmen; see Compounds 1.In early use chiefly referring to foreign food imports in German-speaking areas of Europe, and to traditional German specialities among communities of German heritage living elsewhere, esp. in the United States. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > delicacy or titbit daintethc1290 daintyc1300 morselc1390 confection1393 delicec1405 delicacya1425 delicatea1475 friandise1484 deliciositiesa1500 daintive1526 junket1538 knack1548 daintrel1575 cate1578 pulpament1600 gaudy1622 regalo1622 daint1633 titbita1641 scitament1656 regale1673 knick-knack1682 nicety1704 bonne bouche1721 diablotin1770 sunket1788 regalement1795 confiture1802 bon-bon1821 sock1825 delicatessen1853 good things1861 tiddlywinks1893 1853 Morning Chron. 13 Jan. 6/2 [In Berlin] we find..79 Italian warehouses (commonly called ‘delicatessen’ salesmen). 1854 Morning Chron. 5 Sept. 6/2 Speculators who sent to the fleet a ship-load of ‘delicatessen’ (delicacies), consisting of preserved fruits, wine, porter, cigars, &c., were unable to get rid of their venture. 1902 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 15 Oct. 11/3 The cold meats, pickled fish, cheese and other delicatessen which the Scandinavian appetite so much enjoys. 2006 N.Y. Times 26 Mar. (Travel section) 10/2 A salumeria where, among the luxurious delicatessen, cheeses and candies, I first sampled corallina. It is Rome's prized fresh salami of spicy, lean pork and lard. 2. Originally U.S. An establishment selling speciality or imported foods, drinks, etc. (see sense 1); (in North America now chiefly) a small local shop selling sliced meats and cheeses, sandwiches, salads, and other prepared food. Now also: the area in a larger shop where such items are found.Sometimes, esp. in early use, associated with the cuisine of a particular immigrant community. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling provisions > delicatessen épicerie1836 Italian warehouse1837 delicatessen1884 salumeria1926 deli1948 alimentation1958 1884 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 9 Mar. 2/3 We must have a branch of Sprague's St. Louis Delicatessen established at once. 1946 Liberty 15 June 68/3 Although she wrote about cooking, she did remarkably little of it... She bought most of her food at the delicatessen. 2008 Best Life June 56/2 Delicatessens offer local Nebbiolo wine and gourmet sausage. Compounds C1. As a modifier with the sense ‘of or relating to speciality foods, drinks, etc.; that sells speciality foods, drinks, etc.’, as in delicatessen shop, delicatessen store, etc. ΚΠ 1853 Morning Chron. 13 Jan. 6/2 [In Berlin] we find..79 Italian warehouses (commonly called ‘delicatessen’ salesmen). 1893 Harper's Mag. Apr. 660 They [sc. Germans in New York] maintain..their delicatessen shops and pork butchers. 1904 ‘A. Dale’ Wanted: Cook 28 Tonight, Anna has provided us what she calls a delicatessen dinner. 1963 E. Burdick & H. Wheeler Fail-Safe (Dell ed.) i. 13 Once as a joke he had even gone to one of the more expensive delicatessen stores in Washington and purchased a small can of kangaroo meat. 2001 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 18 May 14 They'll snap up pate, game pie and cranberry juice from the delicatessen counter and then spread out their tartan rug in a special picnic area. C2. As a modifier with the sense ‘of or relating to a delicatessen; sold at, purchased from, or characteristic of a delicatessen’, as in delicatessen meat, delicatessen sandwich, etc. ΚΠ 1897 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Republican 4 Apr. 6/5 We carry a full line of fresh, salt and smoked fish and fancy delicatessen meats. 1963 Sun (Vancouver) 5 Feb. 22/5 (advt.) Wanted, delicatessen clerk or apprent. for del. store. Must speak German. 2016 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 20 Apr. d6 Grocery shopping with your mother, delicatessen sandwiches with your father. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1853
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