charcuterie

noun

char·​cu·​te·​rie (ˌ)shär-ˌkü-tə-ˈrē How to pronounce charcuterie (audio)
: a delicatessen specializing in dressed meats and meat dishes
also : the products sold in such a shop

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There are three tiers of service including Premier Tables ($4,000) with seating for six that includes three bottles of Laurent Perrier La Cuvée or Brut Rosé, one Chute Eleven seafood tower and one cheese and charcuterie board. Rob Reed, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills dropped off haute charcuterie boards to feed the masses. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Mini Italian Meat and Cheese Trio No charcuterie board is complete without the Priano Mini Italian Meat and Cheese Trios. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Leftover charcuterie is a bit of a challenge, with items as diverse as fig jam or Jamón Ibérico and a vast spread of about six categories (carbs, meat, cheese, spreads, pickles, and nuts). Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for charcuterie 

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, pork-butcher's shop, from Middle French chaircuiterie, from chaircutier pork butcher, from chair cuite cooked meat

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of charcuterie was in 1825

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“Charcuterie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charcuterie. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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