delicatesse

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested 1642 [1]. Borrowed from French délicatesse, probably from Italian delicatezza, from Latin dēlicātus (“alluring”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.li.kaːˈtɛ.sə/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ca‧tes‧se
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə

Noun[edit]

delicatesse f (plural delicatessen)

  1. delicacy, fine food

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Papiamentu: delikatès

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From delicat +‎ -esse, probably modelled on Italian delicatezza.[1]

Noun[edit]

delicatesse f (plural delicatesses)

  1. delicacy; delicateness
    • 1547, Leon Ladulfi [pseudonym; Noël du Fail], “Maistre Leon Ladulfi, au lecteur salut”, in Propos rustiques, de maistre Leon Ladulfi champenois, Lyon: Par Iean de Tournes, page 9:
      Vegece (autrement gentil compaignon, & bien inſtruit à la guerre) veult lhomme de guerre eſtre nourry aux champs, et eſtoyent nourriz anciẽnement les enfans des Princes, aux champs, non en ceste delicateſſe des villes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “délicatesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

delicatesse f (plural delicatesses)

  1. Alternative form of delicatessen
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