bodega

[ boh-dey-guh; Spanish baw-the-gah ]
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noun,plural bo·de·gas [boh-dey-guhz; Spanish baw-the-gahs]. /boʊˈdeɪ gəz; Spanish bɔˈðɛ gɑs/.
  1. a small, independent or family-owned grocery store, usually located in a densely populated urban environment, traditionally serving a Hispanic clientele.

  2. (in Spain)

    • a wineshop.

    • a warehouse for storing or aging wines.

Origin of bodega

1
First recorded in 1845–50 for def. 2; 1965–70 for def. 1; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish “wine cellar, wine shop,” from Latin apothēca “storehouse”; see apothecary

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bodega

/ (bəʊˈdiːɡə, Spanish boˈðeɣa) /


noun
  1. a shop selling wine and sometimes groceries, esp in a Spanish-speaking country

Origin of bodega

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C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Greek apothēkē storehouse, from apotithenai to store, put away

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