bodega

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See also: Bodega and bodegă

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apotheca (storehouse), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, storehouse). Doublet of boutique and apothecary.

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Noun[edit]

bodega (plural bodegas)

  1. A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
  2. A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
  3. (slang, New York City) Any convenience store.
  4. (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.
  5. (Philippines) A warehouse; a storeroom
    • 1925, Everett D. Gothwaite, Trade in Philippine Copra and Coconut Oil, page 51:
      Copra as brought into town from the plantations in bull carts is hauled to the door of his bodega, and the sale is negotiated.
    • 1958, Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the Philippines, page 413:
      They allowed Filipinos to go inside the bodega of the Central and get all the sugar they needed.
    • 1960, Philippines. Congress (1940-1973). Senate, Republic of the Philippines Congressional Record:
      Under the law, that is sufficient, and they make it clear that the value or the purchase prices is ₱100,000, and the bank is compelled under this proviso to accept the ricemill or bodega as sufficient collateral.

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested 1653, borrowed from Spanish bodega.[1] Doublet of botiga.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bodega f (plural bodegues)

  1. (nautical) hold (the cargo area of a ship)

References[edit]

  1. ^ bodega”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish bodega. Doublet of botika and botik.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga
  • IPA(key): /boˈdeɡa/, [bʊˈd̪i.ɡʌ]

Noun[edit]

bodega

  1. a storeroom
  2. a warehouse

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca (storehouse), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, storehouse).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /boːˈdɛɡaː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga

Noun[edit]

bodega f (plural bodega's, diminutive bodegaatje n)

  1. bodega, winery, wine bar
  2. bodega, storeroom, cellar

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Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē).

Noun[edit]

bodéga

  1. cellar, storeroom, warehouse

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, storehouse). Doublet of adega, botica, and butique.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga

Noun[edit]

bodega f (plural bodegas)

  1. a small, cheap and possibly insalubrious tavern
    Synonym: baiuca
  2. (Brazil) a small warehouse
    Synonyms: taberna, mercearia
  3. anything considered worthless, useless or rather bad

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References[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, storehouse). Compare the borrowed doublet apoteca, as well as botica, through a French intermediate.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /boˈdeɡa/ [boˈð̞e.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eɡa
  • Syllabification: bo‧de‧ga

Noun[edit]

bodega f (plural bodegas)

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

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Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: bodega
  • Cebuano: bodega
  • Danish: bodega
  • Dutch: bodega
  • English: bodega
  • French: bodéga
  • German: Bodega
  • Hiligaynon: bodega
  • Tagalog: bodega

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish bodega. Doublet of botika.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga
  • IPA(key): /boˈdeɡa/, [boˈde.ɣɐ]

Noun[edit]

bodega

  1. storeroom; warehouse
    Synonyms: kamalig, pintungan
  2. (boxing) stomach
    Synonym: tiyan

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