Plural of bodega: a small grocery store, especially one that sells wine and food, common in Spanish neighborhoods.
From Spanish 'bodega' meaning a warehouse or cellar for storing wine, derived from Latin 'apotheca' (storehouse). The word entered English via Spanish-speaking communities in the Americas.
Bodegas are so iconic in New York City that they've become almost a separate American institution—a 2024 bill tried to give them official legal definition, showing how a Spanish word completely changed what 'corner store' means!
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