The Collaborative International Dictionary
Delicatessen \Del`i*ca*tes"sen\, n. pl. [G., fr. F. d['e]licatesse.]
Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies. ``A dealer in delicatessen''.
--G. H. Putnam.ready-to-eat foods, such as cold cuts, cooked meats, and prepared salads.
sing.; pl. delicatessens. a store or section of a store where delicatessen[2] is sold. ``Get a sandwich for lunch at the delicatessen counter.''
Wiktionary
n. (plural of delicatessen English)
Usage examples of "delicatessens".
Even clogged with traffic, it retains a feel of the fifties with its delicatessens and cosily shabby restaurants.
Skyscrapers and shanties, discos and delicatessens, shwarma and slivovitz, synagogues and mosques.
Hardware shops, delicatessens, supermarkets, more restaurants, two dry cleaners, laundries, candy and toy stores.