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Meaning of charcuterie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː

Definitions

  1. The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork.
  2. Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.
  3. A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat.

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Examples

“It was not until after the waiter came with the bill that Scott decided that we have the hotel make us a picnic lunch. I tried to argue him out of this as I was sure we could get a bottle of Mâcon in Mâcon and we could buy something to make sandwiches in a charcuterie.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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