épicerie
Appearance
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From épice (“spice”) + -erie, literally “spice shop”, as they originally sold spices.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]épicerie f (plural épiceries)
- bodega, convenience store, grocery store (specialty food shop)
- Synonym: (Louisiana) grocerie f
- Dressez une liste d’épicerie et essayez de vous y tenir quand vous vous rendez à l’épicerie.
- Make a shopping list and try to stick to it when you go to the grocery store.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “épicerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.