charcuterie

[ shahr-koo-tuh-ree, shahr-koo-tuh-ree; French shar-kytuh-ree ]

/ ʃɑrˌku təˈri, ʃɑrˈku tə ri; French ʃar kütəˈri /

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noun, plural char·cu·te·ries

[shahr-koo-tuh-reez, shahr-koo-tuh-reez; French shar-kytuh-ree]. /ʃɑrˌku təˈriz, ʃɑrˈku tə riz; French ʃar kütəˈri/.

cooked, processed, or cured cold meats and meat products, originally and typically pork products, as sausages, pâtés, hams, etc.

a store where these products are sold.

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Origin of charcuterie

1855–60; <French; Middle French chaircuterie, equivalent to chaircut(ier) charcutier + -erie-ery

Words nearby charcuterie

charcoal, charcoal burner, charcoal grey, charcoal rot, Charcot, charcuterie, charcutier, chard, Chardin, Chardonnay, Chardonnet

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How to use charcuterie in a sentence

You planned this cute little get together last week, and already bought allll that good good charcuterie.
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Big Swig’s four-hour tours, offered year-round, include tastings at three different brewery stops and a charcuterie platter.
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You’ll never top the 200-pound meat that was suspended on a crane over revelers in 2018, so focus on quality over quantity with your chosen charcuterie, and turn your 2021 countdown into a cooking spree.
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What will be different will be the products, which will be more discretionary, like beauty products, items for the home, Christmas decorations, supplies for crafts and even some food items for parties, such as charcuterie plates.
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Eating out now means bringing a sandwich or carefully curated charcuterie plate from home in Hydro Flask’s lunch box, which has two layers of insulation and an interior sleeve built to hold a freezer pack.
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It serves small plates like cheese, charcuterie, and sandwiches, but most come here for the impressive wine selection.
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I still pull from this book when making terrines, sausages, and other charcuterie.
Fresh Picks|Chris Leahy|February 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I can't get enough of the excellent French charcuterie: terrines, pates, saucisson—oh my!
Fresh Picks|Gina DePalma|August 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In those days you bought them cooked at the charcuterie for the same price that you got them raw at the greengrocer's.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
He always brought a bottle of sauterne, a pat, or a mess of artichokes or some tempting bit of charcuterie.
Bayou Folk|Kate Chopin
These difficulties do not exist in the case of what the French call charcuterie.
France and the Republic|William Henry Hurlbert

British Dictionary definitions for charcuterie

charcuterie

/ (ʃɑːˈkuːtəriː) /

noun

cooked cold meats

a shop selling cooked cold meats

Word Origin for charcuterie

French

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