From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdelidel‧i /ˈdeli/ noun [countable] x-refa delicatessen
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deli• Until there we are on the bare boards downstairs, with candles and Calorgas and a deli picnic on a paper plate.• But with a deli on every other block purveying all sorts of ethnic breads, l never baked a single loaf.• Angela Tene and Lama meet Stephen Storvick, and begin to bring him food in his apartment above the deli.• To post-war generations, the deli has become a way to stay connected, through the taste buds with their roots.• Wasn't that Cynthia, who worked in the deli?• He could turn a trip to the deli into a walk on the moon.• Row after row of modest little brick houses are interspersed with delis and corner restaurants.Origin deli (1900-2000) delicatessen 