bodega

American  

[boh-dey-guh, baw-the-gah] / boʊˈdeɪ gə, bɔˈðɛ gɑ /

noun

PLURAL

bodegas

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)

   1. a wineshop.

   2. a warehouse for storing or aging wines.

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bodega British  

/ boˈðeɣa, bəʊˈdiːɡə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bodega

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

Example Sentences

Owner and curator David Ross describes his elastic romper room as “an art-forward bodega” that’s adaptable enough to host comedy nights, gallery openings, workshops and live music.

From Washington Post

Mae’s Market, a “bodega lite” named after Jones’s great-grandmother and open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., is the source of the ice cream sandwiches you want to sample after entrees have been cleared.

From Washington Post

“I’m not trying to pretend to know about the bodega in an obscure place in New York,” Hodgson says.

From The Verge

Another user wrote, “There be mad crates in front of and behind bodegas and corner stores, in alley ways, playgrounds, etc....if u never been to the hood just say that.”

From Los Angeles Times

So on the evening of her big date, she goes to the bodega on her corner and grabs a few things that she thinks might be edible.

From Salon

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