Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Delicatessen \Del`i*ca*tes"sen\, n. pl. [G., fr. F.
   d['e]licatesse.]
   Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies. ``A dealer in
   delicatessen''. --G. H. Putnam.

Source : WordNet®

delicatessen
     n 1: ready-to-eat food products [syn: {delicatessen food}]
     2: a shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats)
        [syn: {deli}, {food shop}]