salumeria

English

Etymology

Italian salumeria

Noun

salumeria (plural salumerias or salumerie)

1. a shop specializing in salami and the like: a delicatessen
   • 2000, Matthew Evans, Italy, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 194:

     Salumerie are overflowing with prosciutto, salame and mortadella (pork sausage), the kind of foods you can stuff into a bag, and pull out to create a fabulous meal in an instant.

   • 2001, Consumer Goods Europe, numbers 458–461, Corporate Intelligence on Retailing, page 98:

     Since the Italian market is barely affected by price competition and, in any event, food would be the last area where Italians would economise, the salumerie are not going to be forced out of business by category-killer self-service stores quickly.

   • 2007, Catherine Richards, Adventure Guide to Milan and the Italian Lakes, Hunter Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 1:

     The neighborhood stores – the pasticcerie, the salumerie – are a delight.

Italian

Etymology

From salume +‎ -eria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.lu.meˈri.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: sa‧lu‧me‧rì‧a

Noun

salumeria f (plural salumerie)

1. a shop specialising in salami; a charcuterie, a delicatessen, a grocer's

   Distribuiamo prodotti di salumeria a salumerie, supermercati, ristoranti, alberghi da più di 50 anni.

   We have been distributing cold cuts to delicatessens, supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels for over 50 years.

Usage notes

• Traditionally meat and sausages (salsiccia) are sold at the butcher and other meat products are sold at the salumeria. In more recent times, salumerie often sell various products including cheeses, eggs, pastas and ready-to-eat antipasti.

Related terms

• salume
• salumiere
• macelleria

Further reading

• salumeria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• salumiera