greengrocery
English edit
Etymology edit
greengrocer + -y, alternatively blend of greengrocer + grocery.
Noun edit
greengrocery (plural greengroceries)
- (uncountable) The trade of a greengrocer.
- 1925, Theodor Cassau, J F Mills, The Consumers' Co-operative Movement in Germany:
- Where greengrocery is concerned there is a distinction between the sale in the shops or in special greengrocery shops […]
- (countable) A greengrocer's shop.
- 2004, Patrick McGilligan, Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light:
- When William was twenty-four and Emma was twenty-three, they were married and took over a greengrocery in Stratford.
Synonyms edit
- (store): greengrocer's
Translations edit
shop — see greengrocer's