деликатес

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French délicatesse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: деликатэ́с)

Noun

деликате́с (delikatɛ́sm inan (genitive деликате́са, nominative plural деликате́сы, genitive plural деликате́сов, relational adjective деликате́сный)

  1. delicacy; dainty; delicatessen; tidbit; gourmet food

Declension

Further reading

  • деликатес in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru