I thought I should start a new segment within this blog to spend some time to improve one's knowledge of English since the subject is so close to my heart and ahem! my work. This word is something I came across in my course of work this week.
deli. A deli is short for delicatessen which is a place where you can buy delicacies or special food. It comes from the German Delikatessen, which in turn comes from an old French word which means "delicious things (to eat)". It’s not connected to the modern word delicate which now means fine or dainty. Delicate has its roots in Latin as delicatus, meaning "giving pleasure or delightful". (with due credit to bbc.)
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