charcuterie (redirected from charcuteries)

char·cu·ter·ie  (shär-kt-r, -kt-r)

n.

1. Sausages, ham, pâtés, and other cooked or processed meat foods.

2. A delicatessen specializing in such foods.

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[French, from chaircuicterie : chair, meat (from Latin car, flesh; see carnage) + cuict, cuit, cooked (from Latin coctus, past participle of coquere; see cook).]

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charcuterie [ʃɑːˈkuːtəriː]

n

1. (Cookery) cooked cold meats

2. (Business / Commerce) a shop selling cooked cold meats

[French]

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charcuterie - a delicatessen that specializes in meats deli, food shop, delicatessen - a shop selling ready-to-eat food products