delicacy
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Breakfast tacos, a Tex-Mex delicacy, anchor the morning hours while salsa-brightened al pastor tacos, burritos and quesadillas are all-day favorites.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
He also told the crowd of a new delicacy he discovered: white grapes dipped in spicy Dijon mustard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
His family has trawled for their livelihoods here since 1918, and Koman's company still keeps live eels for smoking - a traditional Dutch delicacy - and supplying high-end restaurants across the country.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Stuffed cabbages, for example, are a hearty delicacy that transcends geographical borders.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
She looked searchingly at Granny, who was pounding millet with pestle and mortar and mixing it with sorghum and nuts for an African delicacy.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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Power Suffix: -acy
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