charcuterie

noun

char·​cu·​te·​rie (ˌ)shär-ˌkü-tə-ˈrē How to pronounce charcuterie (audio)
: a delicatessen specializing in dressed meats and meat dishes
also : the products sold in such a shop

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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 But the servers did their best to push pass hors d’oeuvres and literal mounds of charcuterie all the same. Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025 Turn them into the centerpiece of your holiday charcuterie board or use them as edible decor for your Christmas table. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for charcuterie

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of charcuterie was in 1825

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“Charcuterie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charcuterie. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.

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