Did you know that 'delicatessen' is actually German?

'Delicatessen' is a word borrowed from German 'delicatessen'. The word entered the English language some time around 1885.

delicatessen [noun plural] [1885]

• ready-to-eat food products (as cooked meats and prepared salads)
• a store where delicatessen are sold

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Etymology: Obsolete German (now 'Delikatessen'), plural of 'Delicatesse' delicacy, from French 'délicatesse' probably from Old Italian 'delicatezza' from 'delicato' delicate, from Latin 'delicatus'

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