delicatesen
Spanish, noun[d̪elikaˈt̪esẽn]
delicatesen is spelled D-E-L-I-C-A-T-E-S-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written Spanish, the 249,533rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Delicatesen is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “alternative spelling of delicatessen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Alimentos de lujo, de alta calidad y exclusivos para las clases adineradas”.
What does delicatesen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of delicatessen
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Alimentos de lujo, de alta calidad y exclusivos para las clases adineradas.
noun: 1. Lugar en donde se venden delicatessen.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of delicatesen
- delicatesens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce delicatesen?
- [d̪elikaˈt̪esẽn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is delicatesen in Spanish?
delicatesen appears about once in every 50 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).