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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
What is a super deli?
Can anyone tell me if there is something called ' super deli ' ?
if not, what do you think it is ?
if not, what do you think it is ?
Top answer
How about Googling the expression for pictures? It seems several food shops are called that. com, is an old-fashioned term for 'a choice food'; 'delicacy'.
- How about Googling the expression for pictures?
- It seems several food shops are called that.
- com, is an old-fashioned term for 'a choice food'; 'delicacy'.
- I can imagine it has nevertheless been preserved in such names, or/and that in certain parts of the English-speaking world it might not count as archaic.
- Super might stand for supermarket ; if you Google super deli and roll down the page, you'll see that somewhere supermarket deli is written.
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How about Googling the expression for pictures?
It seems several food shops are called that. I think deli is short for delicate, which, according to dictionary.com, is an old-fashioned term for 'a choice food'; 'delicacy'.
I can imagine it has nevertheless been preserved in such names, or/and that in certain parts of the English-speaking world it might not count as
It seems several food shops are called that. I think deli is short for delicate, which, according to dictionary.com, is an old-fashioned term for 'a choice food'; 'delicacy'.
I can imagine it has nevertheless been preserved in such names, or/and that in certain parts of the English-speaking world it might not count as
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DELI : DELICATESSEN :
a store where ready-to-eat food products (as cooked meats and prepared salads) are sold
We bought sandwiches and drinks at the deli.
Adding super adds the idea that the deli is very good or very big.
CJ
a store where ready-to-eat food products (as cooked meats and prepared salads) are sold
We bought sandwiches and drinks at the deli.
Adding super adds the idea that the deli is very good or very big.
CJ
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