"groceria" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grocerias [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from U.S. Spanish grocería, from English grocery. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|grocería}} Spanish grocería, {{der|en|en|grocery}} English grocery Head templates: {{en-noun}} groceria (plural grocerias)
  1. (US) A Hispanic grocery store. Tags: US

Inflected forms

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