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épicerie

grocery store

noun eh-pees-REE Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Also means

grocery goods

Usage Note

Épicerie originally referred to a spice shop, from épice ('spice'). Today it means a small neighbourhood grocery, distinct from a supermarché. The owner is called an épicier (m) or épicière (f).

Examples

"Je vais à l'épicerie acheter du lait."

Natural Translation

I'm going to the grocery store to buy milk.

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