delicacy
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The debate ended with each candidate asked to reveal their favourite "Wigan delicacy".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 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
Over a dinner of noodles made from fish and sweet-potato powder, a local delicacy, my grandfather’s aged cousin raised a glass of homemade rice wine to me: “Come home often.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Whatever its origins, the candy has endured — a beloved, if hyper-regional, delicacy.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
The owner lured Roux away with a shriveled pig’s ear, which is apparently a canine delicacy?
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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Power Suffix: -acy
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