Definition of delicatessen
1 : ready-to-eat food products (such as cooked meats and prepared salads)
2 singular, plural delicatessens [delicatessen (store)] : a store where delicatessen are sold
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Origin and Etymology of delicatessen
obsolete German (now Delikatessen), plural of Delicatesse delicacy, from French délicatesse, probably from Old Italian delicatezza, from delicato delicate, from Latin delicatus
First Known Use: 1885
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: a store where prepared foods (as salads and meats) are sold
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