noun

grocery

Translation

groceries, grocery store

I need to buy some groceries.

There is a grocery on the next street.

There is a grocery store on the next street.

((uncountable, usually plural 'groceries')) food and other household supplies I'm going to do the groceries.

((countable)) a store that sells groceries There's a small grocery store around the corner.

Synonyms: food, provisions, supplies; (store) supermarket, convenience store

From 'grocer' + '-y', a suffix indicating a place of business or the goods sold there.

A 'grocer' works at a 'grocery' (store). The plural 'groceries' refers to the food you buy there.