Definitions
a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
Word origin
Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apotheca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of apothecary, apotheke, and boutique. In New York popularized by the Puerto Rican community.
Used in a sentence
“He […] finds himself looking across the street, at a little bodega on the corner.”
“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.”
“Copra as brought into town from the plantations in bull carts is hauled to the door of his bodega, and the sale is negotiated.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Corner shop”6 letters
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