Buttermilk pie is a Southern specialty.
a doctor with a specialty in dermatology
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For breakfast and brunch — the best time of all at Bricks and Horses — the menus include specialties such as chocolate chip pancakes, creme brulee French toast or a Cajun chicken-and-waffle.—👁 Image Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026 Other chef’s specialties include short rib pot roast, ribeye steak and prime rib, served only on the weekends at dinner.—👁 Image Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026 Though noodles are the restaurant’s specialty and namesake, its menu also hosts dozens of dim sum options, including dumplings, buns, soups and pancakes.—👁 Image Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 For lunch, there are deli-style salads of all sorts — egg, whitefish, tuna, veggie tuna and chicken — and specialty salads such as Garden Gourmet, Beachside Bounty and Mediterranean Medley.—👁 Image Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for specialty
Word History
Etymology
Middle English specialte, from Anglo-French especialté, from Late Latin specialitat-, specialitas, from Latin specialis special
: something (as a branch of medicine) in which one specializes
Legal Definition
specialty
noun
spe·cial·ty
plural specialties
1
[from the special form of the contract]: formal contract at contract
2
: a doctrine providing that a person extradited can be prosecuted only for the charges described in the order for extradition
3
: real property (as a parcel of land or especially a structure) that is of such specialized character that no market for it exists and for which value upon condemnation is determined by the cost of reproduction less depreciation—used especially in New York
