bodega

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bodega^¹

/boʊˈdeɪɡə/ US
/boˈde.ɡɐ/ Philippines

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Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of apotheke and boutique. In New York, it was popularized by the Puerto Rican community.

noun bodegas

A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
US A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
New York, especially, informal Any convenience store. He […] finds himself looking across the street, at a little bodega on the corner.
Southwestern, US, informal 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; a storeroom. Copra as brought into town from the plantations in bull carts is hauled to the door of his bodega, and the sale is negotiated.

Bodega^²

proper noun

A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.

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@misc{bodega_2026,
  title = {bodega},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bodega},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}