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bodega
[ boh-dey-guh; Spanish baw-the-gah ]
noun
- a small, independent or family-owned grocery store, usually located in a densely populated urban environment, traditionally serving a Hispanic clientele.
- (in Spain)
- a wineshop.
- a warehouse for storing or aging wines.
bodega
/ boˈðeɣa; bəʊˈdiːɡə /
noun
- a shop selling wine and sometimes groceries, esp in a Spanish-speaking country
Word History and Origins
Origin of bodega1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bodega1
Example Sentences
For now, the extent of living quarters is a handful of temporary trailers behind the bodega building, surrounded by a wall, acres of Texas plain and a few horses munching grass.
An innocent bodega owner was minding his business when a criminal caused massive damage to his property, stole his money and topped it off with arson.
Meyers was talking about a supposed robbery at a bodega when the comedian materialized on set, saying, “Honestly, I’m concerned with how you’re going to end that joke.”
“It was always about barrios, borders and bodegas,” she told NPR’s “All Things Considered” in 2006, describing what publishers and readers expected from her.
They both hail from the Bronx, so I did my duty to the greater public and I got Jharrel Jerome’s bodega order because we already know Jennifer’s.
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