Deli

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English

Noun

Deli (plural Delis)
  1. (informal) A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
  2. (informal) Food sold at a delicatessen.

Thesaurus

appetizing store, bakery, bakeshop, bodega, butcher shop, creamery, dairy, delicatessen, food shop, food store, fruit stand, grocery, grocery store, groceteria, health food store, meat market, pork store, superette, supermarket, vegetable store

Etymology

1954. Clipped from English delicatessen < German Delikatessen ("delicacies") < French délicatesse < Latin delicatus ("tender"), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈdɛl i/
  • Rhymes: -ɛli

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Adjective

Deli (comparative Delibb, superlative legDelibb)

  1. (archaic) stalwart, athletic (figure), well-built (person)

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic telü, from Proto-Turkic *tälig, *dẹ̄l(b)ü- (mad, stupid).

Pronunciation

Noun

Deliyi

  1. mad, insane

Declension


Volapük

Noun

deli

  1. accusative singular form of del