Deli
WordNet

noun


(1)   A shop selling ready-to-eat food products
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Etymology


1954. Clipped from English delicatessen < German Delikatessen ("delicacies") < French délicatesse < Latin delicatus ("tender"), of unknown origin.

Noun



  1. A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
  2. Food sold at a delicatessen.


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Adjective



  1. stalwart, athletic (figure), well-built (person)


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Declension


  • Plural forms for singular subjects are rarely used.
 
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