Words / B2

DEL-ee/ˈdeli/

A deli is a shop that sells cooked meats, cheeses, and salads (short for delicatessen, this batch): a high-street deli; at the deli. Cafe is broader; grocer is everyday food. Map the deli on the high-street transect, then the grid reference. Mix-up: deli vs delay; Delhi; do not write deli for a supermarket aisle with no named shop.

Meaning

A shop that sells cooked meats, cheeses, and salads (short for delicatessen).

Examples

• “Map the deli on the high-street transect, then the grid reference, not a food slogan.”
• “A station deli featured in the land-use map, which is still a named unit — quote the class if given.”

Good to know

a high-street deli; at the deli. Full form: delicatessen (this batch). Trap: delay / Delhi / a supermarket aisle. Geography and food tech. A cooked-meat and cheese shop — map it.

Near in meaning

delicatessen, food shop, charcuterie

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