del·i·ca·tes·sen

(dĕl′ĭ-kə-tĕs′ən)

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)

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]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	delicatessen - ready-to-eat food products delicatessen food 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 products deli, food shop charcuterie - a delicatessen that specializes in meats shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"

Translations

أطْعِمَه مُعَلَّبَهمَحَلٌّ يَبِيعُ أَطْعَمَةً أَجْنَبِيَّة

lahůdkářstvílahůdky

delikatessedelikatesseforretning

Delikatessengeschäft Feinkostgeschäft

ντελικατέσεν

charcutería tienda de delicatessen

herkkukauppa

charcuterie épicerie fine

delikatesa

ÿmsir tilbúnir réttir

negozio di gastronomia negozio di specialit... gastronomiche

デリカテッセン

조제식품

skanėstų parduotuvė

delikatešu veikals

delicatessenwinkel

delikatesseforretning kjøttdisk salatbar

delikatesy

delicatessen

магазин деликатесов

delikatesa

delikatessaffär

şarküterimezeci

cửa hàng bán các món ăn lạ

熟食店

delicatessen

[ˌdelɪkəˈtesn] N (= shop) → charcutería f, rotisería f (S. Cone)

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

delicatessen

[ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛs^ən] n → épicerie f fine

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

delicatessen

[ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsn] n → salumeria

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.

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

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I sat by his side rapping for the waiter with my tail, and eating free lunch such as mamma in her flat never equalled with her homemade truck bought at a delicatessen store eight minutes before papa comes home.

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His speech leaves them all so tearful that one of the guests, Jokubas Szedvilas, who keeps a delicatessen store on Halsted Street, and is fat and hearty, is moved to rise and say that things may not be as bad as that, and then to go on and make a little speech of his own, in which he showers congratulations and prophecies of happiness upon the bride and groom, proceeding to particulars which greatly delight the young men, but which cause Ona to blush more furiously than ever.

Among these are Jokubas Szedvilas and his wife, Lucija, who together keep the delicatessen store, and consume nearly as much as they sell; they are too fat to dance, but they stand in the middle of the floor, holding each other fast in their arms, rocking slowly from side to side and grinning seraphically, a picture of toothless and perspiring ecstasy.

There was poor old ponas Jokubas, for instance--he had already given five dollars, and did not every one know that Jokubas Szedvilas had just mortgaged his delicatessen store for two hundred dollars to meet several months' overdue rent?

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It had the appearance of a reckless attempt to buy out a whole delicatessen shop.

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Experienced butcher Jason Bradley, of Beaman and Sons Bridgnorth, established in 1890, has launched Bradley's Butchers & Delicatessen.

Butchers and delicatessen opens

When Ignatz returned from the army in 1947, he decided to set up a delicatessen serving Cardiff's growing post-war immigrant community.

Top award for city centre deli

Richard Howells said: "We were thrilled just to be nominated as one of 10 delicatessens across the whole of the UK for the national award, but to be singled out as winner for Wales amidst all the cheesemongers, butchers, fishmongers, farm shops and delicatessens who entered the Farm Shop awards is fantastic - it's validation that we are on the right track with our business.

Deli scoops Wales-wide award

A bar will serve freshly brewed coffee by day and mixed cocktails on an evening, while a delicatessen will sell meats, olives, breads, pastas, pastries and pizzas prepared fresh on site.

Haven for foodies; WOODLANDS MILL HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED, WRITESBEN ABBISS

The couple, who moved to Newcastle from La Mancha six years ago, originally started La Casa Delicatessen as a regular stall at the Quayside Market every Sunday.

Tapas bar plan for market; POPULAR SPANISH DELI TO CREATE 30-SEATER RESTAURANT

Retailing company Stockmann Oyj (HEL:STCBV) announced on Tuesday that the sale of Stockmann Delicatessen's business operations in Finland to the new owner, S Group's regional cooperatives, was completed on 31 December 2017.

Stockmann completes EUR27m divestment of Delicatessen's Finnish business