bodega
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apotheca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of boutique.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /boʊˈdeɪɡə/
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
bodega (plural bodegas)
- A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
- A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
- (slang, New York City) Any convenience store.
- (slang, Southwestern United States) 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.
- (Philippines) A warehouse.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē). Doublet of botika and botik.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boːˈdɛɡaː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga
Noun
bodega f (plural bodega's, diminutive bodegaatje n)
Hiligaynon
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”).
Noun
bodega f (plural bodegas)
Synonyms
- (cheap tavern): baiuca
Derived terms
- bodegueiro
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Compare the borrowed doublet apoteca, as well as botica, through a French intermediate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈdeɡa/, [bo̞ˈð̞e̞ɣ̞ä]
Noun
bodega f (plural bodegas)
- cellar
- winery
- stockroom, storeroom
- (US) corner store owned by Hispanics
- (Cuba) grocery store (typically owned by the government)
- (nautical) hold (space in ship)
Descendants
References
- “bodega” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē). Doublet of botika.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga