speciality

Everyday

1. A food or dish that a place, person or restaurant is famous for and makes very well. tree →
2. A thing someone is especially good at or knows a lot about. tree →
3. A special branch of study or work, such as a doctor's speciality. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life a café's speciality is its best dish; Cornish pasties are a speciality of Cornwall. In jokes about family, «Dad's speciality is burnt toast». In careers talk, a doctor's speciality is their area, like heart medicine.

Examples

• Fish and chips is the speciality of the seaside café. tree →
• Pancakes are Grandma's speciality. tree →
• Haggis is a Scottish speciality. tree →
• Her speciality is drawing horses. tree →
• The doctor's speciality is skin problems. tree →
• Getting lost is my brother's speciality! tree →
• Pasta is a speciality of Italy. tree →

Note

Plural «specialities». UK: speciality (5 syllables); US: «specialty» (3 syllables: SPESH-ul-tee). «Specialisation» is more about choosing to focus.