单词 | delicatessen |
释义 | delicatessen (once / 17459 pages) n A delicatessen is a small market where you can buy prepared food, sandwiches, sliced meat and cheese, and other food items. Your morning routine might include a stop at the delicatessen for a toasted bagel. A delicatessen is a specialty food shop that often specializes in traditionally Jewish, Italian, or German foods. While you can stock up on bread, milk, and other stapes at many delicatessens, they're best known for unusual ethnic foods and prepared sandwiches and salads. The word delicatessen comes from the German delikatessen, which is plural for delikatesse, "delicacy" or "fine food." WORD FAMILYdelicatessen: delicatessens USAGE EXAMPLESA week earlier, on Dec. 1, Maureen Luke, the owner of the popular Maureen’s Delicatessen, passed away at the age of 65. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) One delicatessen supermarket stocks only imported goods from Italy, Spain and the US. BBC(Sep 12, 2016) The food body said the product is mainly supplied to hotels, restaurants, specialist cheese shops and delicatessens. The Guardian(Sep 08, 2016) 1n a shop selling ready-to-eat food products Syn|Hypo|Hyper deli, food shop charcuterie a delicatessen that specializes in meats shop, store a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services 2n ready-to-eat food products Syn|Hyper delicatessen food convenience food any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating |
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