Bodega
//boʊˈdeɪɡə// name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
- 2 a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries wordnet
- 3 A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
- 4 Any convenience store. New-York, especially, informal
"He […] finds himself looking across the street, at a little bodega on the corner."
- 5 Any small or medium-sized shop with a unique facade in a shopping center plaza, usually located in the center or the sides of the plaza. (Does not include the anchor tenant of the shopping center, as they are usually referred to as the anchor.) Southwestern, US, informal
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- 6 A warehouse; a storeroom Philippines
"Copra as brought into town from the plantations in bull carts is hauled to the door of his bodega, and the sale is negotiated."
Proper Noun
- 1 A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.
Example
More examples"He […] finds himself looking across the street, at a little bodega on the corner."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apotheca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of apotheke and boutique. In New York popularized by the Puerto Rican community.
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