bodega

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /bəʊˈdiːɡə/, Spanish: /boˈðeɣa/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/boʊˈdeɪgə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bō dā′gə; Sp. bô ᵺe′gä)


Inflections of 'bodega' (n): npl: bodegas

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bo•de•ga /boʊˈdeɪgə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -gas. 
  1. Foreign Terms(esp. among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bo•de•ga  (bō dā′gə; Sp. bô ᵺe′gä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gas (-gəz; Sp. -gäs).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Terms(esp. among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store.
  2. Foreign Termsa wineshop.
  3. Foreign Terms, Winea warehouse for storing or aging wine.
  • Latin apothēca storehouse; see apothecary
  • American Spanish, Spanish

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bodega /bəʊˈdiːɡə; Spanish: boˈðeɣa/ n
  1. a shop selling wine and sometimes groceries, esp in a Spanish-speaking country
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish, ultimately from Greek apothēkē storehouse, from apotithenai to store, put away

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