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See also: délicatesse
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested 1642 [1]. Borrowed from French délicatesse, probably from Italian delicatezza, from Latin dēlicātus (“alluring”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
delicatesse f (plural delicatessen)
- delicacy, fine food
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Papiamentu: delikatès
References[edit]
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From delicat + -esse, probably modelled on Italian delicatezza.[1]
Noun[edit]
delicatesse f (plural delicatesses)
- delicacy; delicateness
- 1547, Leon Ladulfi [pseudonym; Noël du Fail], “Maistre Leon Ladulfi, au lecteur salut”, in Propos rustiques, de maistre Leon Ladulfi champenois, Lyon: Par Iean de Tournes, page 9:
- Vegece (autrement gentil compaignon, & bien inſtruit à la guerre) veult lhomme de guerre eſtre nourry aux champs, et eſtoyent nourriz anciẽnement les enfans des Princes, aux champs, non en ceste delicateſſe des villes.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants[edit]
- French: délicatesse (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- ^ Etymology and history of “délicatesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
delicatesse f (plural delicatesses)
- Alternative form of delicatessen
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