Salumeria

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I was in Nyack NY today, and passed a storefront that identified itself as a "Deli and Salumeria". I had never come across the word before. My Googling suggests that it a term ofr an Italian food shop of some kind, but I had already worked that much out.
Does anyone know more precisely what it is, and whether it is used anywhere else in the US.
Fran
I also passed "La Fontana Family Restaurant".

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[nq:1]I was in Nyack NY today, and passed a storefront that identified itself as a "Deli and Salumeria". I had ... much out. Does anyone know more precisely what it is, and whether it is used anywhere else in the US.[/nq]
It's where you buy salumi , sausages. Garzanti gives:

salume s.m. denominazione generica di ogni prodotto della lavorazione della carne suina
but I doubt that really covers it; I expect that beef sausages, not just pork, would also be salumi . Also the definition would seem to cover ham, which I don't think of as salume . Not too sure about either of these two points,though.

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[nq:1]I was in Nyack NY today, and passed a storefront that identified itself as a "Deli and Salumeria". I had ... much out. Does anyone know more precisely what it is, and whether it is used anywhere else in the US.[/nq]
"Salumeria" is not uncommon in names of Italian deli-type places in New York city. It's not a word I've heard used other than in proper names, unlike "deli". I've always thought of it as meaning "place where you get salami and things like that", but I don't know the precise meaning.

BTW, Coop is on record as saying that delis can only be Jewish. This is controverted by the fact that I once worked in an Irish deli, for a day, back in 1987, but I still haven't gotten my paycheck. Anyway, I think Coop's idea of a Jewish deli is the Schlotzky's franchise in the Orlando airport. It's interesting to note that while Schlotzky's features a sort of faux-Ashkenazic-sounding name, it also features a logo that hints at the Italian tricolore.For those who don't know, "Nyack" is /'naI ,&k/ (and not, say, /nj&k/). Incidentally, Nyack is up on the mainland somewhere, in the wilds of Rockland County I guess (Rockland County is basically a part of New Jersey that's in New York State). But, strangely enough, the Brooklyn neighborhood known as Bay Ridge, childhood home of Manhattanite Jan "Sarge" "The Man" Sand, formerly known as "Yellow Hook", was, even further back, known as "Nayack". "Nayack" was, I believe, the name of that area used by the Native American inhabitants, before the Dutch kicked them out and established the town of Nieuw Utrecht.

The Dutch could do that in those days. The British hadn't yet arrived to put those dour burghers in their place. However, there was already an English settlement a mile to the east: Gravesend, led by Lady Moody, featuring a bunch of refugees from one of the theocracies up in what would later be New England.
I don't know how "Nayack" was pronounced, or whether it was related in any way to "Nyack". Neither, so far as I know, is related to "New York", but when you think of non-rhotic pronunciations of the latter name, the resemblance is sort of uncanny.

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[nq:1]I was in Nyack NY today, and passed a storefront that identified itself as a "Deli and Salumeria". I had ... much out. Does anyone know more precisely what it is, and whether it is used anywhere else in the US.[/nq]
If I were the shop-owner I would avoid it.
Salumeria is to salmonella as *** is to ***.

Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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[nq:1]I was in Nyack NY today, and passed a storefront that identified itself as a "Deli and Salumeria". I had ... it is, and whether it is used anywhere else in the US. Fran I also passed "La Fontana Family Restaurant".[/nq]
Google may be your friend but OED is your rod and your staff, even unto the second edition...
(salume"ria) (It., grocer's or pork-butcher's shop, f. salume salted meat f. sale salt (L. sal salt).)
A delicatessen.

1926 R. Hall Adam's Breed i. v. 42 There was Fabio's salumeria+hisware's-the sausages, the paste, the rich yellow oil, the+Chianti. 1967 P. Jones Fifth Defector ii. 10, I was just coming out of the Salumeria in Via Canzotti.+ Where we get that delicious smoked cheese?

John Dean
Oxford
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[nq:2]I was in Nyack NY today, and passed a storefront that identified itself as a "Deli and Salumeria".[/nq]
[nq:1]For those who don't know, "Nyack" is /'naI ,&k/ (and not, say, /nj&k/).[/nq]
Ah, but some of us listened carefully to The Chairman of the Board

Let's take a boat to Bermuda
Let's take a plane to Saint Paul.
Let's take a kayak to Quincy or Nyack,
Let's get away from it all.

John Dean
Oxford
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Hi I'm an Italian girl and I have read your message (excuse me but I don't speak english very well) and I want tell you that salumeria is an italian food shop .
thank and forgive me if I haven't wrtote good this message ( rather can you correct me?) Mariella
"Frances Kemmish" (Email Removed) ha scritto nel messaggio

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[nq:2]For those who don't know, "Nyack" is /'naI ,&k/ (and not, say, /nj&k/).[/nq]
[nq:1]Ah, but some of us listened carefully to The Chairman of the Board Let's take a boat to Bermuda Let's take a plane to Saint Paul. Let's take a kayak to Quincy or Nyack, Let's get away from it all.[/nq]
I did not know that. Incidentally, Eastern Massachusetts people pronounce "Quincy" with /z/ rather than /s/. Is that also a BrE pronunciation? (What is it, a Manx name?) (Is 'Manx' politically correct, or should one say 'Mannish'?)

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[nq:2]For those who don't know, "Nyack" is /'naI ,&k/ (and not, say, /nj&k/).[/nq]
[nq:1]Ah, but some of us listened carefully to The Chairman of the Board Let's take a boat to Bermuda Let's take a plane to Saint Paul. Let's take a kayak to Quincy or Nyack, Let's get away from it all.[/nq]
Yes, but give credit to Tom Adair and Matt Dennis for writing that song (Matt sang it also; I have the record).

Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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[nq:2]Ah, but some of us listened carefully to The Chairman ... to Quincy or Nyack, Let's get away from it all.[/nq]
[nq:1]I did not know that. Incidentally, Eastern Massachusetts people pronounce "Quincy" with /z/ rather than /s/. Is that also a BrE pronunciation?[/nq]
Not that I've ever heard. We use that pronunciation for quinsy and quinsies. m.

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[nq:1]I was in Nyack NY today, and passed a storefront that identified itself as a "Deli and Salumeria". I had ... out. Does anyone know more precisely what it is, and whether it is used anywhere else in the US. Fran[/nq]
At first glance, it looks like something one could catch, as in "I can't come out to play, I've got a touch of salumeria."
Cheers, Sage

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