deli

/ˈdɛli/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

cylindrical, exotic, famous, jewish, last, most, nearby, ordinary

VERB + DELI

eat, like, runs, works

DELI + NOUN

corner, cups, dinner, meats, night, sandwich

PREP.

in, into, off, on

Definitions

noun

A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.

Delis usually offer a broader, fresher menu than fast food chains.

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.

Food sold at a delicatessen.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a shop selling ready-to-eat food products

delicatessen

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Delis usually offer a broader, fresher menu than fast food chains.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

Where rectangular storage containers make a mess of mismatched lids and sometimes unstackable shapes, the ordinary cylindrical deli cups used for food delivery are far superior.

Wiktionary

There are a myriad of meats at the deli on the corner of Fifth and Harvey Street.

Tatoeba · #1126663

I'll grab something to eat at the Deli.

Tatoeba · #2064946

I don't like the food at that deli.

Tatoeba · #5141750

Usage Notes

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In some senses, deli is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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