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

There are charcuterie boards, caviar service (with both bread and blinis at a restaurant that carefully calibrates every menu item) and chicken Milanese to fill out the postcard-worthy picture. —Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

Garden Graduation is all about creating a whimsical experience with floral outdoor place settings, picnic-style decor with gingham throws, and charcuterie boards. —Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025

Arriving guests are ushered straight to seats by the river and welcomed with charcuterie platters and Louis Roederer Champagne. —Kendall Hill, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025

This would make a fabulous gift for a hostess or your favorite charcuterie enthusiast. —Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 May 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