DELICATESSEN

Delicatessen

Delicatessen is a term meaning "delicacies" or "fine foods". In English, "delicatessen" originally meant only this specially prepared food. In time, the delicatessen store where this food was sold came to be called a delicatessen, and in this sense is often abbreviated to deli.

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delicatessen

Noun

  1. A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.
  2. Delicacies; exotic or expensive foods.


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