bodega

name

1. A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apotheca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of apothecary, apotheke, and boutique. In New York popularized by the Puerto Rican community.

1. A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
2. A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
3. Any convenience store.

   “He […] finds himself looking across the street, at a little bodega on the corner.”

   “The ensemble of (often shirtless) young people spend most of the film drinking malt liquor, taking drugs, robbing bodegas, assaulting skateboarders, and (especially) having and discussing sex.”

4. Any small or medium-sized shop with a unique facade in a shopping center plaza, usually located in the center or the sides of the plaza. (Does not include the anchor tenant of the shopping center, as they are usually referred to as the anchor.)
5. A warehouse; a storeroom.

   “Copra as brought into town from the plantations in bull carts is hauled to the door of his bodega, and the sale is negotiated.”

   “They allowed Filipinos to go inside the bodega of the Central and get all the sugar they needed.”