delicatessen
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del·i·ca·tes·sen
(dĕl′ĭ-kə-tĕs′ən)n.
1. A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.
2. Ready-to-serve foods such as cheeses, cold cooked meats, and salads.
[German Delikatessen, from pl. of Delikatesse, delicacy, from French délicatesse, from Italian delicatezza, from delicato, delicate, dainty, from Latin dēlicātus, pleasing; see delicate.]
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delicatessen
(ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən)n
1. (Commerce) a shop selling various foods, esp unusual or imported foods, already cooked or prepared
2. (Cookery) such foods
[C19: from German Delikatessen, literally: delicacies, pl of Delikatesse a delicacy, from French délicatesse]
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del•i•ca•tes•sen
(ˌdɛl ɪ kəˈtɛs ən)n.
1. a store selling prepared foods, as cooked meats, cheese, and salads.
2. the products sold in a delicatessen.
[1885–90, Amer.; < German, pl. of Delikatesse dainty < French délicatesse]
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| Noun | 1. |  delicatessen - ready-to-eat food products convenience food - any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating |
| 2. |  delicatessen - a shop selling ready-to-eat food productscharcuterie - a delicatessen that specializes in meats |
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Translations
أطْعِمَه مُعَلَّبَهمَحَلٌّ يَبِيعُ أَطْعَمَةً أَجْنَبِيَّة
lahůdkářstvílahůdky
delikatessedelikatesseforretning
herkkukauppa
delikatesa
ÿmsir tilbúnir réttir
デリカテッセン
조제식품
skanėstų parduotuvė
delikatešu veikals
delikatesa
delikatessaffär
şarküterimezeci
cửa hàng bán các món ăn lạ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
delicatessen
n → Feinkostgeschäft nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
delicatessen
(delikəˈtesn) noun (a shop selling) foods prepared ready for the table, especially cooked meats and usually unusual and foreign foods. I bought some smoked sausage at the delicatessen.
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delicatessen
→ مَحَلٌّ يَبِيعُ أَطْعَمَةً أَجْنَبِيَّة lahůdky delikatesse Feinkostgeschäft ντελικατέσεν charcutería, tienda de delicatessen herkkukauppa épicerie fine delikatesa negozio di gastronomia デリカテッセン 조제식품 delicatessenwinkel delikatesseforretning delikatesy delicatessen магазин деликатесов delikatessaffär ร้านอาหารที่นำเข้าจากต่างประเทศเช่น ไส้กรอก เนื้อรมควันและอื่นๆ şarküteri cửa hàng bán các món ăn lạ 熟食店Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009