greengrocery

English

Etymology

From greengrocer +‎ -y, alternatively blend of greengrocer +‎ grocery.

Noun

greengrocery (plural greengroceries)

1. (uncountable) The trade of a greengrocer.
   • 1925, Theodor Cassau, J F Mills, The Consumers' Co-operative Movement in Germany:

     Where greengrocery is concerned there is a distinction between the sale in the shops or in special greengrocery shops […]

2. (countable) A greengrocer's shop.
   • 2004, Patrick McGilligan, Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light:

     When William was twenty-four and Emma was twenty-three, they were married and took over a greengrocery in Stratford.

Synonyms

• (store): greengrocer's

Translations

shop — see greengrocer's