bodega

/bəʊˈdeɪɡə/ (bre, ipa) · /bəʊˈdeɪɡə/ (ame, ipa) · /bō-ˈdā-gə/ (ame, mw)

bodega — noun

  • bodegasingular
  • bodegasplural

1. a small shop in a US city, often in a neighbourhood where many Latin American fa

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small shop in a US city, often in a neighbourhood where many Latin American families live, that sells everyday food items, drinks, and household goods

例句

Mr. Rodriguez opened his bodega on Elm Street in 1998 and still works there every morning.

possessive: his bodega

When Mei-Lin moved to the Bronx, she found a bodega just two blocks from her apartment.

同義詞
  • corner store

    more general term for a small urban shop, does not carry Latino cultural association

  • grocery store

    can be much larger; bodegas are specifically small neighbourhood shops

  • convenience store

    often part of a chain; bodegas are usually family-run independent shops

文法句型

a/the + bodega + (prepositional phrase)

用法筆記

Common in cities with large Latino or Hispanic populations, especially New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. Not typically used in British English.

常見錯誤

❌I bought milk at the corner store.' (correct but misses the cultural meaning).
✅I bought milk at the corner bodega.
💡Use 'bodega' when you mean the Latino-run small grocery shops common in US cities.

2. a bar or small shop that serves wine and sometimes food, found especially in Spa

2.名詞B1
釋義

a bar or small shop that serves wine and sometimes food, found especially in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries

例句

Every evening, the locals gather at the bodega in Seville to share a bottle of red wine.

prepositional phrase: at the bodega in [place]

During their trip to Madrid, the tourists visited a traditional bodega that sold wine from local vineyards.

collocation: traditional bodega

同義詞
  • wine bar

    more general English term, lacks the traditional Spanish cultural context

  • tavern

    historically similar but sounds old-fashioned in modern English

文法句型

a/the + bodega + (prepositional phrase)

用法筆記

In Spain, a bodega can range from a casual wine bar to a shop selling bottled wine. The word does not suggest a small grocery as it does in US English.