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Noun: delicatessen  ,de-li-ku'te-sun
  1. A shop selling ready-to-eat food products
    "They stopped at the delicatessen to buy sandwiches for lunch";
    - deli [informal], food shop
     
  2. Ready-to-eat food products
    "He picked up an assortment of delicatessen food for an easy dinner";
    - delicatessen food

Derived forms: delicatessens

Type of: convenience food, shop, store

Encyclopedia: Delicatessen