different between delicatessen vs providore

English

Etymology

First attested 1864. From German Delikatessen, plural of Delikatesse (“delicacy, fine food”), at the time also spelt Delicatesse(n), from French délicatesse, from délicat (“fine”), from Latin delicatus (“alluring”).

The sense of store is much more recent, originating in ellipsis from the common attributive use, as in delicatessen shop, delicatessen store, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?l?k??t?s?n/

Noun

delicatessen (plural delicatessens)

1. A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.

Derived terms

• deli

Translations

Noun

delicatessen pl (plural only)

1. Delicacies; exotic or expensive foods.

Related terms

• delicacy

Translations

Anagrams

• delicateness

Dutch

Etymology

First attested 1642 [1]. Plural of delicatesse (“fine food”), from French délicatesse, from délicat (“fine”), from Latin delicatus (“alluring”).

Pronunciation

Noun

delicatessen

1. delicacies, fine food
2. Plural form of delicatesse

Synonyms

1. lekkernijen

Further reading

• Chronological dictionary of the Dutch language
• Etymologiebank.nl

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• delicatesse

Noun

delicatessen f (plural delicatessens)

1. delicatessen (shop selling prepared foods)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English delicatessen, from German Delikatessen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delika?tesen/, [d?e.li.ka?t?e.s?n]

Noun

delicatessen f (plural delicatessens)

1. delicatessen

Alternative forms

• delicatesen

Further reading

• “delicatessen” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

See provedore.

Noun

providore (plural providores)

1. One who makes provision; a purveyor.
   • 1951, John Thurman, The Scout's Book of Gilwell:

     Q. Isn't there a camp shop? A. Yes, there is the providore.