C2noun · rare

delicatessen

delicatessen · delicatessens

деликатесы, гастроном

Feinkost, Delikatessen, Feinkostladen, Delikatessengeschäft

A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for servingA shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.

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/ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/

» Sorry, where can I find a delicatessen?

Entschuldigung, wo finde ich einen Feinkostladen?

Meaning

2 senses

A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.
Feinkostladen, Delikatessengeschäft, Delikatessenladen
гастроно́мgastronóm, деликате́сыdelikatɛ́sy
a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
(plural, plural only)Delicacies; exotic or expensive foods.
Delikatessen, Feinkost

Examples

3 sentences

Sorry, where can I find a delicatessen?
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A delicatessen caught fire and burned down, leaving a heap of ashes.
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He runs a delicatessen store in Algeria.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

shop selling prepared foods:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

shop selling prepared foods:

delicacies:

Origin

First attested 1864. From German Delikatessen, plural of Delikatesse (“delicacy, fine food

First attested 1864. From German Delikatessen, plural of Delikatesse (“delicacy, fine food”), at the time also spelled Delicatesse(n), from French délicatesse, from délicat (“fine”), from Latin delicatus (“alluring”).

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