salsamenteria

English translation: delicatessen

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Italian term or phrase:salsamenteria
English translation:delicatessen
Entered by: Peter Cox

06:17 Apr 21, 2018
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: salsamenteria
corner di ‘’salsamenteria’’ “Gourmè”
Peter Cox
Italy
Local time: 18:24
delicatessen
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Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 18:24
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4 +1delicatessen
Cedric Randolph
4 +1drugstore
Shabelula
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Info
martini

  

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
delicatessen


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Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 18:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 60
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Don't know why Peter couldn't Google this. Here's the first hit: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salsamenteria
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drugstore


Explanation:
true there could be delicatessen, too, but they mainly deal with cheese, salami, ham, etc..... and in my experience, they are small, messy, and the overall aspect is a bit dirty and old fashioned

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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2018-04-22 14:09:29 GMT)
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grocer's could also do, perhaps

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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2018-04-22 14:12:07 GMT)
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images will show you, if you type salsamenteria images

Shabelula
Italy
Local time: 18:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Blanco: It can be defined as a grocers ( It's not that you just can buy food but also eat on site)
3 days 3 hrs
  -> no, well, in Italy you can't eat in a salsamenteria, unless you know the owner who serves you and you start munching while chatting.. :)
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2 days 2 hrs
Reference: Info

Reference information:
salsamenterìa s. f. [der. di salsamentario]. – Pizzicheria, salumeria; è usato soprattutto come insegna di negozio in alcune regioni.
http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/salsamenteria/

pizzicheria = grocer's
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pizzicheria

La salumeria è un negozio dedito principalmente alla vendita di salumi.
Altri alimenti che tipicamente sono in vendita in una salumeria sono i formaggi e i prodotti di gastronomia e rosticceria.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salumeria

A salumeria is a food producer and retail store that produces salumi and other food products. Some only sell foods, while not producing on-site, and some have a restaurant with sit-down service.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salumeria

martini
Italy
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 11
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