delicatessen
/ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛs(ə)n
/noun
A shop selling cooked meats, cheeses, and unusual or foreign prepared foods.Many supermarkets, butcher shops, delicatessens and gourmet food stores spit-roast chickens right on the premises....
- Its central streets boast an eclectic mix of gift shops, boutiques, delicatessens, old-style butchers and bakers plus a high-quality art gallery and fantastic bookshop.
- Born and educated in Wales, she came to Edinburgh in 1985 to study chartered accountancy at Napier University, baking products to sell to delicatessens to fund her studies.
Origin
Late 19th century (originally US, denoting prepared foods for sale): from German Delikatessen or Dutch delicatessen, from French délicatesse 'delicateness', from délicat (see delicate).