bodega

See also: bodegă

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /boʊˈdeɪɡə/

• Audio (AU)

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Noun

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.

See also

• apothecary
• boutique

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Catalan

Etymology

Attested 1653. Borrowed from Spanish bodega. Doublet of botiga.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /boˈdɛ.ɡə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /buˈdɛ.ɡə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /boˈdɛ.ɡa/

Noun

bodega m (plural bodegues)

1. storeroom

References

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē). Doublet of botika and botik.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga

Noun

bodega

1. a storeroom
2. a warehouse

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːˈdɛɡaː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga

Noun

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

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

Related terms

• apotheek
• boetiek

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

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

Noun

bodéga

1. cellar, storeroom, warehouse

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”).

Noun

bodega f (plural bodegas)

1. A small, cheap and possibly insalubrious tavern
2. (Brazil) A small warehouse
3. Anything considered worthless, useless or somewhat very bad

Synonyms

• (cheap tavern): baiuca

Derived terms

• bodegueiro

References

• dicio.com definition

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈdeɡa/, [bo̞ˈð̞e̞ɣ̞ä]

Noun

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)

Derived terms

• bodeguero m
• bodegón m
• embodegar

Related terms

• apoteca
• botica

Descendants

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

References

• “bodega” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bo‧de‧ga

Noun

bodega

1. a storeroom
2. a warehouse