bodega

[ boh-dey-guh; Spanish baw-the-gah ]

noun

, plural bo·de·gas [boh-, dey, -g, uh, z, baw-, the, -gahs].

1. a small, independent or family-owned grocery store, usually located in a densely populated urban environment, traditionally serving a Hispanic clientele.
2. (in Spain)
   1. a wineshop.
   2. a warehouse for storing or aging wines.

bodega

/ boˈðeɣa; bəʊˈdiːɡə /

noun

1. a shop selling wine and sometimes groceries, esp in a Spanish-speaking country

Word History and Origins

Origin of bodega¹

First recorded in 1845–50 bodega fordef 2; 1965–70 bodega fordef 1; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish “wine cellar, wine shop,” from Latin apothēca “storehouse”; apothecary

Word History and Origins

Origin of bodega¹

C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Greek apothēkē storehouse, from apotithenai to store, put away

Example Sentences

Johnny and Jake, now 17 and 14, along with their father — Tiffany’s husband and Johnny’s namesake — were aboard a boat that unexpectedly went down over the weekend in rough waters in Bodega Bay, where they had been out crabbing with three loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times

The deputies are also searching for one other boater, as the Phommathep boat was the first of two that capsized within 48 hours in Bodega Bay, where ocean conditions continued to become more dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times

Two people have been confirmed dead and several more are missing after two separate boats capsized off Northern California’s Bodega Bay, one on Saturday and one Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

The Phommathep family still lives in the Rancho Tehama Reserve area, but Johnny Phommathep and his kids often drove the almost four hours to Bodega Bay to fish or crab — and he had been looking forward to last weekend, his wife said.

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Since Sunday, she’s been staying in the Bodega Bay area, holding on to some hope that her family will turn up.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• convenience store
• supermarket