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bodega.

A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/boʊˈdeɪɡə/General-American/boˈde.ɡɐ/Philippines
  1. A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.

  2. A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.

    US
  3. Any convenience store.

    New-York · especially · informal
  4. 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
  5. A warehouse; a storeroom.

    Philippines
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi)der. Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē)bor. Latin apothēca Old Spanish bodega Spanish bodegabor. English bodega Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca (“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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