salumeria

English

Etymology

Italian salumeria

Noun

salumeria (plural salumerias)

  1. a shop specializing in salami and the like: a delicatessen

Italian

Etymology

From salume + -eria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.lu.meˈri.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lu‧me‧rì‧a

Noun

salumeria f (plural salumerie)

  1. a shop specialising in salami; a charcuterie, a delicatessen, a grocer's
    Distribuiamo prodotti di salumeria a salumerie, supermercati, ristoranti, alberghi da più di 50 anni.
    We have been distributing cold cuts to delicatessens, supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels for over 50 years.

Usage notes

  • Traditionally meat and sausages (salsiccia) are sold at the butcher and other meat products are sold at the salumeria. In more recent times, salumerie often sell various products including cheeses, eggs, pastas and ready-to-eat antipasti.

Further reading

  • salumeria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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