DELICATESSEN


Meaning of DELICATESSEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌde-li-kə-ˈte-s ə n ]

noun plural

Etymology: obsolete German (now Delikatessen ), plural of Delicatesse delicacy, from French délicatesse, probably from Old Italian delicatezza, from delicato delicate, from Latin delicatus

Date: 1885

1. : ready-to-eat food products (as cooked meats and prepared salads)

2. singular, plural delicatessens

[ delicatessen ( store )]

: a store where delicatessen are sold

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.