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delikatessen

delikatessen is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of delikatessen

pluraldelikatessens

Questions about delikatessen

What is delikatessen the alternative spelling of?
Delikatessen is the alternative spelling of delicatessen.

Words near delikatessen in the dictionary

  1. delignifying
  2. deligotype
  3. deligotypes
  4. deligotyping
  5. Delikat
  6. delikatessen
  7. delikatessens
  8. Delila
  9. Delilah
  10. Delilahs
  11. DeLillo

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