Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "deli" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

building city mall new york new york city office building shop shopping center strip mall town

Capable Of

sell sandwiches

Defined As

original fast food restaurant

Derived Terms

deli meat

Derived From

delicatessen

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

shop store

Type Of (IsA)

more often place to buy sandwich restaurant sandwich shop synonym of delicatessen

Related Terms

Mount Deli

Related Terms

cook food prepare shop

Synonym Network

delicatessen

Used For

buy food buying sandwich eating eating lunch purchase jewish food purchasing sandwiches quick snack satisfying hunger selling lunchmeats social gatherings

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.