bodega

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

bodega — 名詞

  • 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

雜貨店

美國拉丁裔社區的小雜貨店

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.

Rodriguez 先生 1998 年在 Elm 街開了他的雜貨店，至今每天早上仍在那裡工作。

possessive: his bodega

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

Mei-Lin 搬到布朗克斯區時，發現離她的公寓只隔兩個街區就有一家雜貨店。

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

酒館

西班牙及西語國家的酒店

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.

每天晚上，當地人會在塞維亞的酒館裡相聚，共享一瓶紅酒。

prepositional phrase: at the bodega in [place]

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

在馬德里旅行期間，這群觀光客造訪了一家傳統酒館，店裡賣的是當地酒莊的葡萄酒。

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.