delicatessen
/ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/
noun
- A store that sells high-quality foods, such as cheeses, meats, salads, and prepared dishes, often ready to eat.
- She works at a delicatessen that sells imported olive oil and cheese.
- We stopped at the delicatessen to buy sandwiches for lunch.
- The delicatessen on the corner has the best pastrami in town.
- The section of a grocery store or supermarket that sells similar prepared foods and cold cuts.
- He picked up some coleslaw at the delicatessen for the picnic.
- The supermarket's delicatessen offers a variety of salads.
- I ordered half a pound of ham from the delicatessen counter.
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