delicatessen
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noun plural \ˌde-li-kə-ˈte-sən\Definition of DELICATESSEN
1
: ready-to-eat food products (as cooked meats and prepared salads)
2
singular, plural delicatessens [delicatessen (store)] : a store where delicatessen are sold
Origin of DELICATESSEN
obsolete German (now Delikatessen), plural of Delicatesse delicacy, from French délicatesse, probably from Old Italian delicatezza, from delicato delicate, from Latin delicatus
First Known Use: 1885
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