delicatessen

del·i·ca·tes·sen

D0111400 (dĕl′ĭ-kə-tĕs′ən)n.1. A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.2. Ready-to-serve foods such as cheeses, cold cooked meats, and salads.

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[German Delikatessen, from pl. of Delikatesse, delicacy, from French délicatesse, from Italian delicatezza, from delicato, delicate, dainty, from Latin dēlicātus, pleasing; see delicate.]

delicatessen

(ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən) n1. (Commerce) a shop selling various foods, esp unusual or imported foods, already cooked or prepared2. (Cookery) such foods[C19: from German Delikatessen, literally: delicacies, pl of Delikatesse a delicacy, from French délicatesse]

del•i•ca•tes•sen

(ˌdɛl ɪ kəˈtɛs ən)

n. 1. a store selling prepared foods, as cooked meats, cheese, and salads. 2. the products sold in a delicatessen. [1885–90, Amer.; < German, pl. of Delikatesse dainty < French délicatesse]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	delicatessen - ready-to-eat food products delicatessen foodconvenience food - any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating
	2.	delicatessen - a shop selling ready-to-eat food productsdeli, food shopcharcuterie - a delicatessen that specializes in meatsshop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"

Translations

熟食店

delicatessen

(delikəˈtesn) noun (a shop selling) foods prepared ready for the table, especially cooked meats and usually unusual and foreign foods. I bought some smoked sausage at the delicatessen. 熟食店 熟食店

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