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US
/ˌdɛɫɪkəˈtɛsən/
]
[ UK /dˈɛlɪkˌætɛsən/ ]
[ UK /dˈɛlɪkˌætɛsən/ ]
NOUN
- a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
- ready-to-eat food products
How To Use delicatessen In A Sentence
- The professor has deciphered the word 'Nesseta-ciled' by reversal: it is 'delicatessen' ... The Heart Of A Dog
- The delicatessen closes at nine o'clock.
- We may produce much first-rate food, but there are few really good delicatessens.
- Delicatessen Sangerbund holdin 'us while they sung th' Watch on th 'Rhine, we stepped ashore on a gangplank neatly formed be th' guv'nor iv th 'state holdin' onto th 'feet iv th' mayor, him clutchin 'th' iditor iv th 'Staats Zeitung an' so on, th 'gangplank singin' th 'Watch on th' Rhine as we walked to th 'dock. Observations By Mr. Dooley
- In one corner, you'll find an enclave of butchers, delicatessen and food stalls, including a cluster selling plump, briny Gower cockles and fresh laverbread. Swansea's top 10 budget eats
- MATTHAU: Well, I thought it was a Jewish delicatessen in Brentwood, where he was ordering fried shrimp and a chocolate frap. CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2001
- Now an upmarket shop, it has 46 employees and operates a patisserie, delicatessen and a meat, game and poultry section.
- ** I bought this on a trip to Spain, it should be available in Spanish delicatessen or via mail order. Thepassionatecook
- Did you know that "delicatessen" is German for "pleasing things to eat"? The Union - All Categories
- It is impossible to describe any but the most popular of the salami that are found both in delicatessens and supermarkets.