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View synonyms for charcuterie

charcuterie

[ shahr-koo-tuh-ree, shahr-koo-tuh-ree; French shar-kytuh-ree ]

noun

, plural char·cu·te·ries [shahr-koo-t, uh, -, reez, shahr-, koo, -t, uh, -reez, sh, a, r, -k, y, t, uh, -, ree].
  1. cooked, processed, or cured cold meats and meat products, originally and typically pork products, as sausages, pâtés, hams, etc.
  2. a store where these products are sold.


charcuterie

/ ʃɑːˈkuːtəriː /

noun

  1. cooked cold meats
  2. a shop selling cooked cold meats


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Word History and Origins

Origin of charcuterie1

1855–60; < French; Middle French chaircuterie, equivalent to chaircut ( ier ) charcutier + -erie -ery

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Word History and Origins

Origin of charcuterie1

French

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Example Sentences

It serves small plates like cheese, charcuterie, and sandwiches, but most come here for the impressive wine selection.

I still pull from this book when making terrines, sausages, and other charcuterie.

I can't get enough of the excellent French charcuterie: terrines, pates, saucisson—oh my!

In those days you bought them cooked at the charcuterie for the same price that you got them raw at the greengrocer's.

He always brought a bottle of sauterne, a pat, or a mess of artichokes or some tempting bit of charcuterie.

These difficulties do not exist in the case of what the French call charcuterie.

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