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Noun: charcuterie  shaa(r),koo-tu'ree
  1. Prepared meat products, especially cured or preserved meats and sausages
    "The restaurant offered a charcuterie board with various salamis and hams"
     
  2. A shop or department specializing in prepared meat products such as bacon, ham, sausages, terrines, and pâtés
    "We picked up an assortment of cured meats from the local charcuterie"

Derived forms: charcuteries

Type of: deli [informal], delicatessen, food shop

Encyclopedia: Charcuterie