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The definition of charcuterie means ham, sausage, and other sliced meats or the place that sells those items.
(noun)- An example of charcuterie is a sausage hanging in a deli.
- An example of a charcuterie is a store that sells sandwiches made of sliced meats.
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See charcuterie in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- sausage, ham, cold cuts of meat, pâtés, etc.
- a delicatessen that specializes in charcuterie
Origin: Fr, pork butcher's shop < chair, meat + cuit, pp. of cuire, to cook
See charcuterie in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Sausages, ham, pâtés, and other cooked or processed meat foods.
- A delicatessen specializing in such foods.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from chaircuicterie
Origin: : chair, meat (from Latin carō, flesh; see carnage)
Origin: + cuict, cuit, cooked (from Latin coctus, past participle of coquere; see cook)
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