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delicatessens

delicatessens is the plural of delicatessen.

Meaning of delicatessen

Noun (1)

delicatessen (plural delicatessens)

  1. A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.

Noun (2)

delicatessen pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Delicacies; exotic or expensive foods.
    • I shall have Royal Climax sausages every Tuesday and Saturday. Leave your orders early as there is a demand for these delicious delicatessen. J. W. Galloway.1902 April 30, “Local and Personal”, in The Chilliwack Progress, 12th year, number 4 (576 overall), Chilliwack, B.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page [5], column 1

Words that rhyme with delicatessens

Questions about delicatessens

What is delicatessens the plural of?
Delicatessens is the plural of delicatessen.

Words near delicatessens in the dictionary

  1. delicateness
  2. delicater
  3. delicates
  4. delicatesse
  5. delicatessen
  6. delicatessens
  7. delicatest
  8. delice
  9. deliced
  10. delicence
  11. delicenced

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