delicatessen

Meaning

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

Synonyms

deli

delicatessen food

dainty

delicacy

food shop

gourmet food

bistro

deli food

delicatessen shop

grocery

instant food

gourmet foods

Translations

salumeria

Feinkost

Delikatessen

delicatessen

xarcuteria

Feinkostgeschäft

leccornia

épicerie fine

delicatessen

Feinkostladen

tienda de platos preparados

traiteur

Delikatessengeschäft

şarküteri

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/

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.