デパ地下
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Meanings
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department store basement food hall
colloquialabbreviation
Colloquial abbreviation of デパートの地下, referring to the food section typically located in the basement of a department store.
Let's buy some prepared dishes at the department store basement food hall and go home.
That department store's basement food hall has a great selection of sweets.
Usage patterns
- デパ地下で〈物〉を買うto buy something at the department store basement food hall
I bought some souvenir sweets at the department store basement food hall.
- デパ地下グルメgourmet food found in a department store basement food hall
On the weekend, I went out looking forward to the gourmet food at the department store basement food hall.
- デパ地下を巡るto go around several department store basement food halls
My friend and I went around different department store basement food halls, trying various prepared dishes.