del·i·ca·tes·sen
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 Oxford Collocations DictionaryDelicatessen is used before these nouns:- counter
Word Originlate 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.