groceries en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/ (General-American)
- /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American)
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of grocery (store)
form of grocery
There were two competing groceries in the neighborhood, but neither of them had tasty food.
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(plural, plural-only) Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
Did not cotton spin itself, beef grow, and groceries and spiceries come in from the East and the West, quite comfortably by the side of shams?
1850, Thomas Carlyle, Latter-Day Pamphlets: The present time:She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grocery | attributive | lexicographic |
Translations (42)
sh namirnice (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · es ultramarinos (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · la obsōnia (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · fr courses (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · haw mea ʻai (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · gl ultramarinos (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · es vitualla (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · fi elintarvikkeet (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · cmn 雜貨 /杂货 (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · fr provisions (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · ro alimente (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · es abarrotes (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · es víveres (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · ru продукты (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · gd grosaireachd (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · acw مَقاضي (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · es alimentos (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · pl żywność (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · id belanjaan (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · es comestibles (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · cmn 買菜 /买菜 (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · hu élelmiszerek (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · he מִצְרָכִים (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · el ψώνια (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · it spesa (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · pt compras (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · sh намирнице (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · io spicaro (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · hi किराना (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · pl spożywka (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · hu vásárolt holmik (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · ro provizii (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · es vituallas (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · pl artykuły spożywcze (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · nl boodschappen (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · fi päivittäistavarat (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · ne किराना (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · es compras (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · ca queviures (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · he קְנִיּוֹת (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · de Lebensmittel (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery) · ml പലചരക്ക് (commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery)