charcuterie

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French charcuterie. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃɑːɹˈk(j)uːtəɹi/, /ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/ (US) IPA(key): /ʃɑɹˈkutəɹi/, [ʃɑɹˈkuɾəɹi] === Noun === charcuterie (countable and uncountable, plural charcuteries) (uncountable) The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork. (uncountable) Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork. (countable) A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat. Hypernym: delicatessen Ellipsis of charcuterie board. ==== Derived terms ==== charcuterie board charcuterie platter seacuterie ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Compound of Old French char ("flesh", Modern French chair) + cuit (“cooked”) + -erie (suffix denoting a shop or vendor). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.ky.tʁi/ === Noun === charcuterie f (plural charcuteries) charcuterie (all senses) ==== Descendants ==== → English: charcuterie → Swedish: charkuteri → Turkish: şarküteri === Further reading === “charcuterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === charcutière