delicatessen
English
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Etymology
First attested 1864. From German Delikatessen, plural of Delikatesse (“delicacy, fine food”), at the time also spelt Delicatesse(n), from French délicatesse, from délicat (“fine”), from Latin delicatus (“alluring”).
The sense of store is much more recent, originating in ellipsis from the common attributive use, as in delicatessen shop, delicatessen store, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
delicatessen (plural delicatessens)
- A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.
Derived terms
- deli
Translations
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Noun
delicatessen pl (plural only)
- Delicacies; exotic or expensive foods.
Related terms
- delicacy
Translations
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Anagrams
- delicateness
Dutch
Etymology
First attested 1642 . Plural of delicatesse (“fine food”), from French délicatesse, from délicat (“fine”), from Latin delicatus (“alluring”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
delicatessen
- delicacies, fine food
- Plural form of delicatesse
Synonyms
- lekkernijen
Further reading
- Chronological dictionary of the Dutch language
- Etymologiebank.nl
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- delicatesse
Noun
delicatessen f (plural delicatessens)
- delicatessen (shop selling prepared foods)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English delicatessen, from German Delikatessen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /delikaˈtesen/ [d̪e.li.kaˈt̪e.sẽn]
- Rhymes: -esen
- Syllabification: de‧li‧ca‧tes‧sen
Noun
delicatessen f (plural delicatessens)
- delicatessen
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Alternative forms
- delicatesen
Further reading
- “delicatessen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014