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

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

Groups of families and friends can rent out igloos with fire pits, s’mores, charcuterie, wine and family dinners. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025

While feasting on cookies, charcuterie, and cheese at parties is definitely delightful in the moment, all that overeating can certainly put our bodies to the test. —Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025

Sausage balls, charcuterie (in the shape of a Christmas tree of course), pigs in a blanket, and jalapeno popper dip all graced our spread. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 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