salumeria
English
Etymology
Italian salumeria
Noun
salumeria (plural salumerias)
- a shop specializing in salami and the like: a delicatessen
Italian
Etymology
From salume + -eria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.lu.meˈri.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: sa‧lu‧me‧rì‧a
Noun
salumeria f (plural salumerie)
- a shop specialising in salami; a charcuterie, a delicatessen, a grocer's
- Distribuiamo prodotti di salumeria a salumerie, supermercati, ristoranti, alberghi da più di 50 anni.
- We have been distributing cold cuts to delicatessens, supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels for over 50 years.
Usage notes
- Traditionally meat and sausages (salsiccia) are sold at the butcher and other meat products are sold at the salumeria. In more recent times, salumerie often sell various products including cheeses, eggs, pastas and ready-to-eat antipasti.
Related terms
- salume
- salumiere
- macelleria
Further reading
- salumeria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- salumiera