delicatessen
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4.9
- noun
- /ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/
:
charcutería
- I remember walking past a Jewish delicatessen.
- a kosher delicatessen
Examples
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Listen, my friend this is Maxie's Delicatessen on Flatbush Avenue.
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We're gonna take this money and open up the first Italian-Jewish delicatessen.
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You ought to have somebody go to the delicatessen, bring some more back.
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And for the boys at the delicatessen.
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There must be a restaurant or a delicatessen nearby.
Fiction book (1996) -
Now, there's a delicatessen a little bit further on.
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Murphy's delicatessen is right next door.
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"There's a great old delicatessen here.
Fiction book (1993) -
Koppelman et al. are sitting around in a delicatessen, discussing shallow people they have known.
Academic text (1992) -
You can find a variety of cheeses and cold cuts at the delicatessen on Main Street.
Synonyms
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2.1
A shop or part of a shop that sells ready-to-eat foods like cooked meats, cheese, salads, and sandwiches
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1.0
A shop that sells ready-to-eat meals and other food
Compounds
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Etymology
Delicatessen comes from German and French words linked to delicate and delicacy, which mean 'pleasing' or 'special'. So a delicatessen is a shop that sells these ready-to-eat, tasty foods.