charcuterie
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charcuterie
- /ʃɑːɹˈk(j)uːtəɹi/ UK
- /ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/ UK
- /ʃɑɹˈkutəɹi/ US
- [ʃɑɹˈkuɾəɹi] US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French charcuterie.
noun charcuteries
- The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork.
- Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.
- A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat. It was not until after the waiter came with the bill that Scott decided that we have the hotel make us a picnic lunch. I tried to argue him out of this as I was sure we could get a bottle of Mâcon in Mâcon and we could buy something to make sandwiches in a charcuterie.
- Ellipsis of charcuterie board
Translations
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noun cured meat, ready to be eaten
| Deutsch | feine Fleisch- und Wurstwaren, Wurstdelikatessen, verzehrfertige Fleisch- und Wurstwaren |
|---|---|
| Italiano | salume |
| Română | mezeluri |
noun part of a shop specialising in cured meat
| Español | charcutería |
|---|---|
| Português | charcutaria |
Talk about this word "charcuterie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/charcuterie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. charcuterie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/charcuterie "charcuterie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/charcuterie.Cite this
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title = {charcuterie},
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