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Charcuterie

[shahr-koo-tuh-ree, shahr-koo-tuh-ree; Fr. shar-kytuh-ree] Origin

char·cu·te·rie

[shahr-koo-tuh-ree, shahr-koo-tuh-ree; Fr. shar-kytuh-ree]
noun, plural -ries [-reez, -reez; Fr. -ree] . (in France)
1.
a store where pork products, as hams, sausages, and pâtés are sold.
2.
the items sold in such a store.

Origin:
1855–60; < French; Middle French chaircuterie, equivalent to chaircut(ier) charcutier + -erie -ery
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Charcuterie is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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charcuterie (ʃɑːˈkuːtəriː)
 
n
1.  cooked cold meats
2.  a shop selling cooked cold meats
 
[French]

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charcuterie
1858, from Fr. char (Mod.Fr. chair) cuite "cooked flesh," from chair "meat" + cuit, pp. of cuire "to cook."
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