delicatesse

See also: délicatesse

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Noun

delicatesse f (plural delicatessen)

  1. delicacy, fine food

Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: delikatès

References
  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

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Portuguese

Noun

delicatesse f (plural delicatesses)

  1. Alternative form of delicatessen
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