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minimarket

American  
[min-ee-mahr-kit] / ˈmɪn iˌmɑr kɪt /

noun

  1. a grocery store or delicatessen.


Etymology

Origin of minimarket

First recorded in 1960–65; mini- + market

Example Sentences

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They gather shortly after daybreak outside a minimarket, the tropical heat thickening, the dawn haze in lethargic retreat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

“I saw a group of the minimarket employees standing outside the ruins, and they were all crying,” he said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

It is difficult to remain six feet away from others crammed into a single minimarket for essential goods.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2020

The fire started late last Sunday evening, and the building collapsed about six hours later, destroying the Strawberry and Spice Garden minimarket and two flats.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2019

Everyone knew Bodega had loved that minimarket because it had once been the Gonzalez Funeral Home.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez