In American urban (especially Latino) usage, a bodeguero is the owner or operator of a bodega — the small corner grocery stores that are a cultural institution in New York City and other urban centres with large Latino communities.
In American urban (especially Latino) usage, a bodeguero is the owner or operator of a bodega — the small corner grocery stores that are a cultural institution in New York City and other urban centres with large Latino communities. The bodeguero is often a community fixture, knowing regulars by name and keeping extended hours.
The bodeguero had been running that store on the corner for thirty years.
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A small corner store, especially in NYC and other Northeast cities, typically run by Latino or Yemeni immigrants. Sells everything: groceries, beer, lottery tickets, deli sandwiches, often with a resident bodega cat. The bodega is foundational to NYC neighborhood culture.
A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
Any convenience store.
A warehouse; a storeroom.
(USA) The owner of a bodega.