salumeria

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/sə(ˌ)luːməˈɹiːə/

noun

a shop specializing in salami and the like: a butchershop, delicatessen

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounsalumeria (plural salumerias or salumerie)

plural salumerias · plural salumerie

  1. a shop specializing in salami and the like: a butchershop, delicatessen

    The neighborhood stores – the pasticcerie, the salumerie – are a delight.

    2007, Catherine Richards, Adventure Guide to Milan and the Italian Lakes, Hunter Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 1
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    Salumerie are overflowing with prosciutto, salame and mortadella (pork sausage), the kind of foods you can stuff into a bag, and pull out to create a fabulous meal in an instant.

    2000, Matthew Evans, Italy, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 194

    Since the Italian market is barely affected by price competition and, in any event, food would be the last area where Italians would economise, the salumerie are not going to be forced out of business by category-killer self-service stores quickly.

    2001, Consumer Goods Europe, numbers 458–461, Corporate Intelligence on Retailing, page 98

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Italic*sāls
  3. Latinsalem
  4. Italiansale
  5. Italiansalume
  6. Italiansalumeria
  7. Englishsalumeria

Borrowed from Italian salumeria.

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