different between charcuterie vs cheeseboard

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French charcuterie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????ku?t???i/, /?????ku?t??i/

Noun

charcuterie (countable and uncountable, plural charcuteries)

1. (uncountable) The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork.
2. (uncountable) Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.
3. (countable) A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat.

Translations

French

Etymology

Compound of Old French char ("flesh", Modern French chair) + cuit (“cooked”) + -erie (suffix denoting a shop or vendor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.ky.t?i/

Noun

charcuterie f (plural charcuteries)

1. charcuterie (all senses)

Descendants

• ? English: charcuterie
• ? Turkish: ?arküteri

Further reading

• “charcuterie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• charcutière

English

Etymology

cheese +? board

Noun

cheeseboard (plural cheeseboards)

1. A board used for serving cheeses.
   • 2004, Lynn Barber, Come on my son (in The Observer, December 2004)

     Sir Terence, who has been complimentary about the food throughout the meal, suddenly erupts: "Oh, not grapes on the cheeseboard! I've always thought grapes with cheese is deeply suburban.

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