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14.05.09/13.06.09

delicatessen | delika´tesan | noun

a store selling cold cuts, cheeses, and a variety of salads, as well as a selection of unusual or foreign prepared foods

. a counter or section within a supermarket or grocery store at which a range of such foods is available

. foods of this type collectively

ORIGIN late 19th cent. (originally denoting prepared foods for sale): from German Delikatessen or Dutch delicatessen, from French délicatesse `delicateness`, from délicat (see delicate)