minimarket

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mini- +‎ market

Noun[edit]

minimarket (plural minimarkets)

  1. A small supermarket; a convenience store.
    • 2007 June 6, Craig S. Smith, “British Grocer Set to Dip Toe in U.S. Market”, in New York Times[1]:
      Its direct competition, analysts say, include Trader Joe’s and Famima minimarkets, both also foreign-owned, by Germans and Japanese, respectively.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English minimarket. By surface analysis, mini- +‎ market.

Noun[edit]

minimarket m (invariable)

  1. minimarket