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deli(
deh
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li
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (shop)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el delicatessen (M), la delicatessen (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Could you buy some sandwiches for lunch from the deli?¿Podrías comprar unos emparedados para el almuerzo en el delicatessen?
b. la charcutería (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I prefer to buy ham from the deli.Prefiero comprar el jamón en la charcutería.
c. la rotisería (F) (Southern Cone)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Where did you get this delicious cheese? - I bought it from the local deli.¿Dónde compraste este queso delicioso? - Lo compré en la rotisería del barrio.
d. la salchichonería (F) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
I need some cold cuts from the deli.Necesito unas carnes frías de la salchichonería.
e. la salsamentaria (F) (Colombia)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Pop down to the deli and get half a pound of ham.Entra en la salsamentaria y compra media libra de jamón.
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