Synonyms for charcuterie


Grammar : Noun
Spell : shahr-koo-tuh-ree, shahr-koo-tuh-ree; French shar-kytuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ʃɑrˌku təˈri, ʃɑrˈku tə ri; French ʃar kütəˈri


Définition of charcuterie

Origin :
  • 1858, from French charcuterie, literally "pork-butcher's shop," from charcuter (16c.), from obsolete char (Modern French chair) cuite "cooked flesh," from chair "meat" (Old French char, from Latin carnem; see carnage) + cuit, past participle of cuire "to cook." Cf. French charcutier "pork butcher; meat roaster, seller of cooked (not raw) meat."
  • As in delicatessen : noun eatery
Example sentences :
  • He always brought a bottle of sauterne, a pat, or a mess of artichokes or some tempting bit of charcuterie.
  • Extract from : « Bayou Folk » by Kate Chopin
  • In those days you bought them cooked at the charcuterie for the same price that you got them raw at the greengrocer's.
  • Extract from : « Paris Vistas » by Helen Davenport Gibbons

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