Bodega
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /boʊˈdeɪɡə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bodega is a noun meaning A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
Meaning
A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
More Meanings
- (US) A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
- (informal, especially New York) Any convenience store.
- (Philippines) A warehouse; a storeroom.
- (informal, Southwestern US) 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.)
Example Sentences
He […] finds himself looking across the street, at a little bodega on the corner.
They allowed Filipinos to go inside the bodega of the Central and get all the sugar they needed.
Copra as brought into town from the plantations in bull carts is hauled to the door of his bodega, and the sale is negotiated.
The ensemble of (often shirtless) young people spend most of the film drinking malt liquor, taking drugs, robbing bodegas, assaulting skateboarders, and (especially) having and discussing sex.
Word Forms
- bodegas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include winery, grocery, cave, winebox, wineshop, cellar.
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