bodega
/bəˈdeɪɡə
/noun
A cellar or shop selling wine and food, especially in a Spanish-speaking country or area.Johnson smoked American Spirits, and Melissa hadn't seen a bodega or smoke shop since arriving in the afterworld....
- Both brands outsell American coffee in Miami-Dade County and are sold nationwide in bodegas and many supermarkets.
- Exit the highway, and just over the hill are pre-World War II apartment buildings, bodegas, tire repair shops, and other small neighborhood businesses.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Spanish, via Latin from Greek apothēkē 'storehouse'. Compare with boutique.
Rhymes
- pull one's head in
- pull (one's) punches
- pull one's socks up
- pull one's weight
- pull (or bring) a rabbit out of the (or a) hat
- pull (or drag) oneself up by one's (own) bootstraps
- pullorum
- pull (or yank) someone's chain
- pull out
- pull out all the stops
- pull over
- pullover
- pullovered
- pull-quote
- pull rank
- pull round
- pull someone over
- pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
- pull someone's leg
- pull someone/thing in
- pull someone/thing to pieces
- pull someone up
- pull something down
- pull something off
- pull start