greengrocer

English

Etymology

From green +‎ grocer.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹinˌɡɹəʊs.ə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Noun

greengrocer (plural greengrocers)

(chiefly British, Commonwealth, Ireland) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
A common green cicada, Cyclochila australasiae, of eastern Australia.

Usage notes

Greengrocer is no longer used in North America and is not likely to be understood by younger generations.

Synonyms

(small shop selling produce): greengrocer's; produce store, produce shop (US)

Derived terms

Translations

person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit

Arabic: بَقَّال m (baqqāl)
Armenian: կանաչավաճառ (hy) (kanačʻavačaṙ) (rare), մրգավաճառ (hy) (mrgavačaṙ) (fruits)
Asturian: fruteru (ast) m, frutera (ast) f
Bulgarian: зарзаватчия m (zarzavatčija)
Catalan: verdulaire (ca) m or f, verdurer m, verdurera f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蔬菜水果店 (shūcài-shuǐguǒ-diàn)
Czech: zelinář m
Dutch: groenteboer (nl) m
Finnish: vihanneskauppias
French: marchand de fruits et légumes m, primeur (fr) m
Galician: froiteiro (gl) m
German: Gemüsehändler (de) m, Gemüsehändlerin (de) f, Obst- und Gemüsehändler m, Obst- und Gemüsehändlerin f, Gemüsemann m, Gemüsefrau f
Greek: μανάβης (el) m (manávis)
Ancient: λαχανοπώλης m (lakhanopṓlēs), λαχανοπωλήτρια f (lakhanopōlḗtria)
Hebrew: יַרְקָן (he) m (yarkan)
Hungarian: zöldséges (hu), zöldségboltos, zöldségárus (hu)
Ido: frukto-vendisto (io)
Irish: siopadóir glasraí m, grósaeir glasraí m
Japanese: 八百屋 (ja) (やおや, yaoya)
Latin: holitor m
Macedonian: пилјар m (piljar)
Malay: penjual sayur
Maltese: tal-ħaxix
Ottoman Turkish: مناو (manav)
Persian: سبزی فروش (sabzi-foruš)
Portuguese: verdureiro m, hortaliceiro m, quitandeiro (pt) m
Romanian: zarzavagiu (ro) m, zarzavagioaică (ro) f
Russian: продаве́ц овоще́й и фру́ктов m (prodavéc ovoščéj i frúktov), (shop) овощно́й магази́н m (ovoščnój magazín)
Serbo-Croatian: пиљар m (piljar)
Spanish: verdulero (es) m
Swedish: grönsakshandlare (sv)
Turkish: manav (tr)
Vietnamese: người bán rau cải, hàng rau
Volapük: (vegetable ♂♀) härbatatedan, (♂) härbatahitedan, (♀) härbatajitedan; (♂♀) fluka- e härbatatedan, (♂) fluka- e härbatahitedan, (♀) fluka- e härbatajitedan
Welsh: gwerthwr llysiau m, grîn-groser m