No. 8,904 in Swedish
delikatess
Delikatess: Delicacy.
In a sentence
Den där chokladen är verkligen en delikatess.
That chocolate is truly a delicacy.
In this sentence, 'delikatess' refers to a luxurious or high-quality food item, emphasizing its refined taste.
På festivalen fanns det många lokala delikatesser att prova.
At the festival, there were many local delicacies to try.
Here, 'delikatesser' is used in its plural form to indicate various local specialty food items available to taste.
Jag besökte en delikatessbutik och köpte importerad ost.
I visited a delicacy shop and bought imported cheese.
Here, 'delikatessbutik' combines 'delikatess' with 'butik' (store) to denote a shop specializing in high-quality or specialty food items.
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