Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sausages, ham, pâtés, and other cooked or processed meat foods.
- noun A delicatessen specializing in such foods.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The occupation ot a pork-butcher; the curing and dressing of pork in its various salable forms—hams, bacon, cutlets, sausages, etc.
- noun Table delicacies of pork or into which pork largely enters.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a delicatessen that specializes in dressed meats and meat dishes, particularly pork products.
- noun the items typically sold in a
charcuterie{1} .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat
meat products, especially pork. - noun uncountable cured meat; meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.
- noun countable A
shop or part of a shop specialising incured meat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a delicatessen that specializes in meats
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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World-class charcuterie from a small farm in the Welsh hills catches the judges 'eye
Best UK Food Producer 2010: Trealy Farm, Monmouthshire Carole Cadwalladr 2010
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I think I'm going to need to make a few more pickled garnishes for future experiments in charcuterie.
Pork Rilettes Lindy 2006
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I think I'm going to need to make a few more pickled garnishes for future experiments in charcuterie.
Toast: Lindy 2006
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While the charcuterie is the house specialty, it isn't the reason I'd go back.
SFGate: Top News Stories Michael Bauer 2010
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The charcuterie is a bunch of little appetizers served on a wooden slab.
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And the salad with fresh basil, some kind of charcuterie, real extra virgin Italian olive oil for dressing, kalamata olives already thoughtfully pitted, and Dancing Deer cookies made with real eggs and butter and nary a transfat.
Archive 2006-04-01 GreenFertility 2006
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Killer app: Don't miss the vegan "charcuterie" ($16), served on a wood board just like traditional cured meats.
SFGate: Top News Stories Tara Duggan 2010
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The bar opens when the tasting room closes, at 5 p.m., and nibbles, such as charcuterie and sometimes pizza, are available to go with the drinks.
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The bar opens when the tasting room closes, at 5 p.m., and nibbles, such as charcuterie and sometimes pizza, are available to go with the drinks.
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Pluses: Carefully sourced food; excellent vegan "charcuterie" and braised meat dishes.
SFGate: Top News Stories Michael Bauer 2010
dontcry commented on the word charcuterie
charCUTerie
May 9, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word charcuterie
(n): cold cooked meats, cold cooked, cured or processed meat products such as sausages, hams, pâtés, terrines, etc.
Examples of Alsatian charcuterie might include, oh, say, Knackwurst, Metwurst, Schinkenwurst, Thann sausage, Saveloys, Schwartenmagen, Bierwurst, Veal roll, Schwartwurst, Strasbourg sausage, Mulhouse sausage, Leberwurst, Tongue roll with truffles, or veal roll with foie gras.
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January 4, 2009