minimart en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English mart English minimart From mini- + mart.
Meanings
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A convenience store.
I went to the minimart…It’s about a fifteen minute walk both ways. But I didn’t wanna drive cause I was really wasted.
2016, Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea, spoken by Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck):The joke is that these two men are sitting in front of a gas station that has been transformed into a minimart capable of supplying anything—even the kosher pickled herring requested by an Orthodox Jew.
1988 July 15, Tom Valeo, “Happy Happy Good Show”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| minimarts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |