grocery (**그**로서리) — a store that sells food and household items
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a store that sells food and household items
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡroʊsəri/
Korean meaning: 식료품점, 잡화점
Korean pronunciation: **그**로서리
Example Sentences
- My mom sent me to the grocery store with a list longer than my math homework.
- I went grocery shopping but forgot to buy groceries because I was too busy looking at snacks.
- The grocery store is just around the corner from our house.
grocery
NOUN//ˈɡroʊsəri//
a store that sells food and household items
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈɡroʊsəri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɡrəʊsəri/
🌳Etymology
Rootgrocer
Suffix--y
Origin
중세 프랑스어 'grosserie'에서 유래되었으며, '도매업'을 의미하는 'gross'(큰, 총체적인)에서 파생되었습니다. 원래는 대량으로 판매하는 상점을 뜻했지만, 점차 일반 식료품점의 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
potterylotterybattery
pottery
lottery
battery
🔗Collocations
grocery store
grocery shopping
grocery list
grocery bag
buy groceries
carry groceries
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom sent me to the grocery store with a list longer than my math homework.”
😄 Fun example
“I went grocery shopping but forgot to buy groceries because I was too busy looking at snacks.”
“The grocery store is just around the corner from our house.”
“She works part-time at the local grocery store to earn pocket money.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
supermarketmarketstoreshop
Antonyms
restaurantcafe
Related
grocershoppingfoodretailcustomer
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