Feminine

bodega

  1. (feminine) cellar
  2. (feminine) winery
  3. (feminine) stockroom, storeroom
  4. (US, feminine) corner store owned by Hispanics
  5. (Cuba, feminine) grocery store (typically owned by the government)
  6. (feminine) hold (space in ship)

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
bo‧de‧ga
Pronounced as (IPA)
/boˈdeɡa/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Spanish bodega, inherited from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Compare the borrowed doublet apoteca, as well as botica and boutique, through a French intermediate.

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