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noun (delicacies)
- the quality of being delicate.
- something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement -a Chinese delicacy
- fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- frailty of health or fitness.
- refinement in taste or discrimination.
- tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
Translations: - French: gourmandise
- German: Delikatesse
Etymology: From delicacie < delicat< delicatus
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