charcuterie

noun

char·​cu·​te·​rie (ˌ)shär-ˌkü-tə-ˈrē 

: a delicatessen specializing in dressed meats and meat dishes

also : the products sold in such a shop

Examples of charcuterie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 200 producers sell seasonal fruit and vegetables, breads and cheeses of every kind, charcuterie, olives and tapenades, quiches, jams, and honey—and that's just the food section. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026

An email to the Plank Road Tap Room led to selling charcuterie at the rural Elgin establishment’s bingo nights and bourbon tasting events. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026

The main menu includes sliders, salads, caviar and an artisan charcuterie and cheese board, while the happy hour menu is focused on appetizers such as french fries and crab cakes. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado january 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Jan. 2026

The evening began with Italian charcuterie, crudités with hummus, tuna and avocado, crispy rice and bite-sized pizza. —Staff Author, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, pork-butcher's shop, from Middle French chaircuiterie, from chaircutier pork butcher, from chair cuite cooked meat

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for charcuterie

• kashmiri
• beery
• bleary
• cheery
• cirri
• dearie
• deary
• dreary
• eerie
• kiri
• leary
• leery