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

For pre-dinner hors d'oeuvres, try the cheese and charcuterie board with one of the many specialty cocktails or craft beers. —Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024

The picnic basket will come packed with romantic touches such as prosecco, a fancy charcuterie board, and macarons. —Aly Walansky, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

The Italian trattoria at The Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach is returning with pizzas, salads, charcuterie boards, special cheese and Italian cold cuts — and a few new twists. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024

Plus there will be wings, filet sliders and charcuterie board tastings. —The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024

Here, the term charcuterie board is more of a state of mind. —Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024

Cook a few eggs in them for breakfast, bake an individual cookie for dessert, use them as serving dishes for a charcuterie board, or make an adorable chicken pot pie. —Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024

Barbie Style posts range from the day-to-day — picking out a Christmas tree or enjoying a picnic in the park complete with friends and a charcuterie board — to ultra-glamorous. —Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024

Mongers’, the charcuterie, cheese and chocolate shop with another storefront in Midtown Detroit, has become a local staple for gourmet pantry items and specialty foods for more than five years. —Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024

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