Definition
Food and household products that are bought from a store for use at home, especially everyday items like produce, dairy, and packaged foods.
Etymology
From 'grocer' (a person who sells groceries), which comes from Old French 'grossier' (a merchant selling in gross or bulk). The 'gross' refers to wholesale quantities, showing the merchant's role as middleman.
Kelly Says
The word 'grocer' originally described someone who bought in huge bulk and sold smaller quantities, making them a middleman—before supermarkets existed, grocers were essential because they broke down wholesale purchases into amounts families could afford, which changed how ordinary people shopped.
Translations
ARالعربية
بقالة
ba-qa-lah
CACatalà
productes
pro-duk-tes
CSČeština
potraviny
po-tra-vi-ny
DADansk
fødevarer
fo-de-va-rer
DEDeutsch
Lebensmittel
lay-buns-mitl
ELΕλληνικά
καταναλωτικά
ka-ta-na-lo-ti-ka
ESEspañol
provisiones
pro-vi-syon-es
FRFrançais
épicerie
e-pee-ree
HEעברית
מוצרים
mo-tzi-rim
HIहिन्दी
किराने का सामान
kee-rah-neh ka sa-maan
HUMagyar
élelmisz
eh-leh-misz
IDBahasa Indonesia
bahan makanan
ba-han ma-na-kan
ITItaliano
alimentari
ah-lee-men-ta-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
makanan
ma-na-kan
MYမြန်မာ
စား食料
sa-sha-li-o
NLNederlands
eetwaren
eet-wa-ren
NONorsk
matvarer
mat-va-rer
PLPolski
produkty spożywcze
pro-duk-ty spo-zív-che
PTPortuguês
mercadorias
mehr-ka-do-ree-as
RUРусский
продукты
pro-duk-ty
SWKiswahili
vyakula
vya-ku-la
TAதமிழ்
உணவுப் பொருட்கள்
u-na-vu po-ru-duk-gal
TEతెలుగు
ఆహార పదార్థాలు
aa-ha-ra pa-da-ar-tha-alu
UKУкраїнська
продукти
pro-duk-ty
URاردو
کھانے کا سامان
kha-na-e ka sa-maan
VITiếng Việt
hàng tạp hóa
hang tap hoa
ZUZU
izinkunzi
ee-zin-koo-zee