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bodega

[boh-dey-guh, baw-the-gah]

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.



bodega

/ boˈðeɣa, bəʊˈdiːɡə /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bodega1

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 dzٳŧ “sٴǰdzܲ”; apothecary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bodega1

C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Greek dzٳŧŧ storehouse, from apotithenai to store, put away
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Carmy brings Claire into our lives in Episode 2, “Pasta,” during a chance encounter at a bodega where he’s picking up ice cream to use as an ingredient in veal stock.

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Back in Los Angeles taking long walks with his daughter, past bodegas and car washes, he saw jacaranda, heard owls and coyotes and realized the wild had been here all along.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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