Delicatessen

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Delicatessen \Del`i*ca*tes"sen\, n. pl. [G., fr. F.
     d['e]licatesse.]
     1. Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies. "A dealer in
        delicatessen". --G. H. Putnam.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


     2. ready-to-eat foods, such as cold cuts, cooked meats, and
        prepared salads.
        [PJC]
  
     3. sing.; pl. {delicatessens}. a store or section of a store
        where delicatessen[2] is sold. "Get a sandwich for lunch
        at the delicatessen counter."
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  delicatessen
       n 1: ready-to-eat food products [syn: {delicatessen food}]
       2: a shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats)
          [syn: {deli}, {food shop}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "delicatessen":
     appetizing store, bakery, bakeshop, bodega, butcher shop, creamery,
     dairy, deli, food shop, food store, fruit stand, grocery,
     grocery store, groceteria, health food store, meat market,
     pork store, superette, supermarket, vegetable store