Bodega
(especially among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store.
a wineshop.
a warehouse for storing or aging wine.
Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
Captain Scraggs Peter B. Kyne
Carmen Ariza Charles Francis Stocking
Captain Scraggs Peter B. Kyne
Carmen Ariza Charles Francis Stocking
Carmen Ariza Charles Francis Stocking
noun
a shop selling wine and sometimes groceries, esp in a Spanish-speaking country
n.
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