Meaning & use
bodega
A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, especially one found in Hispanic communities in the United States.
See it in a sentence
We grabbed coffee and a bagel from the bodega on the corner.
The bodega stayed open all night, selling snacks to anyone passing by.
A note on using this word
Bodega comes from Spanish, where it also means wine cellar or warehouse; in the US it usually names a small urban market.
Words with a similar meaning
corner storeconvenience store
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