deli
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈdɛli/
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delicatessen
- I stopped by the deli to pick up some fresh sandwiches for lunch.
- deli salads
- supermarket deli
- restaurants and delis
Let's say you're at a deli and you want to make a sandwich.
- Let's say you're at a deli and you want to make a sandwich.
- And our cousin owned Katz's deli and I said, do you think Freddie would hire me?
- My local neighborhood American deli, it's Mexican.
- I went out to a deli with with his sister and his mom.
- Duane Reade, CBS all the all the delis, they're, they're closed up, they're boarded up.
- It's like you got your own little mini downtown coffee shop, Einstein Bagels Meat Deli here.
Examples
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Let's say you're at a deli and you want to make a sandwich.
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Brian entered the Towne Deli and spotted his father at a small table in the corner.
Fiction book (1999) -
We went to the deli together.
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Well, I got you deli food, not too fancy, the way you like it.
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So we're at the deli getting cup noodles.
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So Alfie has just run into the deli to get some lunch.
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I'll run in and see if Nick's there, and we'll grab some deli and eat in a park.
Fiction book (1996) -
The drive from the deli to the Matthews house took twenty minutes.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yeah, go down to Famous 4th Street Deli, get a pound of Scotch salmon.
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I dash into a nearby deli and search for the perfect muffin to match my mood.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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4.9
A shop that sells ready-to-eat foods like cooked meats, cheeses, and salads
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A shop that sells ready-to-eat meals and other food
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Etymology
Deli is a short form of delicatessen, a word that means 'special foods' and shares the same root as delicate, which means 'pleasant' or 'fine'. So a deli is a shop that sells nice ready-to-eat foods like cooked meats, cheeses, salads, and sandwiches.