Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural bo·de·gas [boh-dey-guh z; Spanish baw-th e-gahs] /boʊˈdeɪ gəz; Spanish bɔˈðɛ gɑs/.
- (especially among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store.
- a wineshop.
- a warehouse for storing or aging wine.
noun
- a shop selling wine and sometimes groceries, esp in a Spanish-speaking country
1848, from Mexican Spanish, from Spanish bodega “a wine shop; cellar,” from Latin apotheca, from Greek apotheke “depot, store” (see apothecary). The same word as boutique.