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

This year, the collective will build charcuterie boards and cutting boards for each student involved, among other projects. —Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

Charcuterie Collection: Dry-Aged Ribeye, Billionaire’s Bacon, and Spicy Calabrese bring the luxurious taste of a charcuterie board to every bite. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2025

This addition to the set offers ample room for holding drinks, a charcuterie board, and more when entertaining. —Sharon Lockley, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025

The 1,500-square-foot spot is laden with couches and soft lighting, where patrons will soon enjoy drinks like the $16 mezcal, pineapple and lime combo named Single Village Fix alongside $10 salads, $15 Gino’s Panino paninis, $22 charcuterie boards and other light bites. —Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 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