delicacy

(Englisch)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being delicate.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Frailty of health or fitness.
  5. (countable, uncountable) Refinement in taste or discrimination.
  6. (countable, uncountable) Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus. Equivalent to delicate + -cy.

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