Etymology

delicatesse

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Today it means: Synonym of delicacy. Full definition →

Middle French delicatesse ← Italian delicatezza
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  1. Italian · derived fromdelicatezza
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromdelicatesse
  3. English todaydelicatesse

Apparently from Middle French delicatesse, from delicat (“delicate”) + -esse (“quality”), probably after Italian delicatezza. By surface analysis, delicate + -esse.

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