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delicatessen

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++del·i·ca·tes·sen /ˌdelɪkəˈtesən/ noun [countable]  SHOP/STOREa shop that sells high quality cheeses, salads, cooked meats etc 〔出售高品质奶酪、色拉、熟肉等的〕熟食店
Examples from the Corpus
delicatessenThe organic food most commonly found in a delicatessen is cheese.Along the way he dropped into a delicatessen and picked up some sandwiches and sodas.Now Fungi Wild are available all year from Safeway and delicatessens.Many delicatessen foods should be eaten and appreciated just as they are, requiring no elaborate preparation or cooking.Instead, patronize brightly lit all-night delicatessens.Many continental fresh cheeses have now found their way to the supermarket shelves and to the specialist delicatessen.You should be able to find pancetta at any good supermarket delicatessen.Then it was usually delicatessen, a filled roll or some cheese or fruit, anything that could be gobbled up quickly.
Origin delicatessen (1800-1900) German French délicatesse delicacy, from Latin delicatus
del·i·ca·tes·sen nounChineseSyllable
quality shop a cheeses, Corpus sells that high


delicatessen
delicatessen /ˌdelɪkəˈtesən/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: German
 Origin: French délicatesse 'delicacy', from Latin delicatus
a shop that sells high quality cheeses, salads, cooked meats etc


deli·ca·tes·senBrE /ˌdelɪkəˈtesn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdelɪkəˈtesn/ 🔊 (also deli) nouna shop/store or part of one that sells cooked meats and cheeses, and special or unusual foods that come from other countries (出售熟肉、干酪和进口风味食品的)熟食店,熟食柜台