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Bodegas (infosec.pub)
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[–] IckabodKobain@feddit.online 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm originally from South Jersey. I grew up in a small city where everywhere was a family owned, Corner Store. Or just the "Store". We didn't call it anything different. I don't know where "Bodega" came from.

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

1846, "wine shop," from Mexican Spanish, from Spanish bodega "a wine shop; wine-cellar," from Latin apotheca, from Greek apothēkē "depot, store" (see apothecary). Since 1970s in American English it has come to mean "corner convenience store or grocery," especially in a Spanish-speaking community, but in New York City and some other places used generically. Also a doublet of boutique. Italian cognate bottega entered English c. 1900 as "artist's workshop or studio," especially in Italy.

[–] IckabodKobain@feddit.online 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Well I knew it was possibly from Spanish origin at least. Especially in NY. That makes sense. However, the city I grew up in NJ has a Spanish Majority Population, mostly from Purto Rico I believe.But then again I haven't lived there in almost 20 years, and I only speak English so what do I know? heh

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

North Jersey probably has bodegas given how close it is to NYC (both location and culture). South Jersey, on the other hand, might as well be an entirely different state than the north. So it makes sense that you wouldn't use the word.