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delicatesse

See also: délicatesse

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested 1642 [1]. Borrowed from French délicatesse, probably from Italian delicatezza, from Latin dēlicātus (“alluring”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.li.kaːˈtɛ.sə/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ca‧tes‧se
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə

Noun edit

delicatesse f (plural delicatessen)

  1. delicacy, fine food

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Papiamentu: delikatès

References edit

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Portuguese edit

Noun edit

delicatesse f (plural delicatesses)

  1. Alternative form of delicatessen
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