delicatessen
noun /ˌdelɪkəˈtesn/
/ˌdelɪkəˈtesn/
(also deli)
- a shop or part of one that sells cooked meats and cheeses, and special or unusual foods that come from other countries
Topics Shoppingc1(出售熟肉、干酪和进口风味食品的)熟食店,熟食柜台 Collocations DictionaryDelicatessen is used before these nouns:- counter
词源late 19th cent. (originally US, denoting prepared foods for sale): from German Delikatessen or Dutch delicatessen, from French délicatesse ‘delicateness’, from délicat or Latin delicatus, of unknown origin.