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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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