Delicatessen
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| - | '' | + | '''Delicatessen''' is a term meaning "[[delicacies]]" or "fine foods". In [[English language|English]], "delicatessen" originally meant only this specially prepared food. In time, the ''delicatessen store'' where this food was sold came to be called a ''delicatessen'', and in this sense is often abbreviated to ''deli''. |
| - | '''''Delicatessen''''' ([[1991 in film|1991]]) is a [[France|French]] [[black comedy]] by [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] and [[Marc Caro]], starring [[Dominique Pinon]]. | + | |
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | ''Delicatessen'' is a [[German language|German]] [[loanword]] that first appeared in English in 1889; it is the plural form of ''Delikatesse''. In German, it was originally a [[French language|French]] loanword, ''délicatesse'', meaning "delicious things (to eat)". The root word is the [[Latin language|Latin]] adjective ''delicatus'', meaning "giving pleasure, delightful, pleasing". | ||
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| + | The modern German version is spelled ''Delikatessen'', which may have helped support the alternative [[folk etymology|popular etymology]] that the ''-essen'' part of the word derives from the German verb ''essen'' ({{lang-en|to eat}}), or the noun ''das Essen'' ({{lang-en|the food}}). This would imply that the word is a [[compound (linguistics)|compound]] of the German words ''delikat'' ({{lang-en|delicate}}; nominative case) and ''Essen''. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Osteria]] | ||
| + | * [[Traiteur (culinary profession)|Traiteur]] | ||
| + | * [[Trattoria]] | ||
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Delicatessen is a term meaning "delicacies" or "fine foods". In English, "delicatessen" originally meant only this specially prepared food. In time, the delicatessen store where this food was sold came to be called a delicatessen, and in this sense is often abbreviated to deli.
Etymology
Delicatessen is a German loanword that first appeared in English in 1889; it is the plural form of Delikatesse. In German, it was originally a French loanword, délicatesse, meaning "delicious things (to eat)". The root word is the Latin adjective delicatus, meaning "giving pleasure, delightful, pleasing".
The modern German version is spelled Delikatessen, which may have helped support the alternative popular etymology that the -essen part of the word derives from the German verb essen (Template:Lang-en), or the noun das Essen (Template:Lang-en). This would imply that the word is a compound of the German words delikat (Template:Lang-en; nominative case) and Essen.
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