Deli

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdÉ›l i/
• Rhymes: -É›li

Origin

1954. Clipped from English delicatessen, from German, from French, from Latin. See delicatessen for more.

Full definition of deli

Noun

1. (informal) A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
• 2013-07-26, Nick Miroff, Mexico gets a taste for eating insects …, The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.
2. (informal) Food sold at a delicatessen.

Anagrams

• diel, idle, lied