charcutier

English

Etymology

From French charcutier (literally seller/maker of cooked meat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑːɹˌkuːtiˈeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
  • Hyphenation: char‧cu‧tier

Noun

charcutier (plural charcutiers)

  1. A French or French-style butcher, one specializing in charcuterie.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French charcuitier, from char (flesh, meat, Modern French chair) + cuit (cooked) + -ier (suffix denoting a professional).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.ky.tje/
  • Rhymes: -e
  • (file)

Noun

charcutier m (plural charcutiers, feminine charcutière)

  1. a person involved in charcuterie; a seller of delicatessen or a butcher

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