DELICATESSEN

delicatessen, deli, food shop

(noun) a shop selling ready-to-eat food products

delicatessen, delicatessen food

(noun) ready-to-eat food products

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

delicatessen (plural delicatessens)

A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.

Noun

delicatessen pl (plural only)

Delicacies; exotic or expensive foods.

Anagrams

• delicateness

Source: Wiktionary


Del`i*ca*tes"sen, n. pl. [G., fr. F. délicatesse.]

Definition: Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies. "A dealer in delicatessen". G. H. Putnam.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

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