Delicacies

/ˈdɛlɪkəsiz/ noun

Rare, expensive, or specially prepared foods considered very desirable or of high quality; plural form.

From Old French 'delicatesse,' from Latin 'delicatus' meaning 'alluring' or 'pleasing to the senses.' The word traveled from describing sensory pleasure to specific foods.

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