pulpería

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pulpeˈɾia/ [pul.peˈɾi.a]
Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: pul‧pe‧rí‧a

Etymology 1

From pulpa +‎ -ería.

Noun

pulpería f (plural pulperías)

(Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic) a small grocery store or convenience store
Synonyms: tienda, (Mexico, Guatemala, Panama) abarrotería
(Latin America) a bar or tavern

See also

miscelánia
tienda de conveniencia

Etymology 2

From pulpo +‎ -ería.

Noun

pulpería f (plural pulperías)

(Spain) a restaurant specializing in octopus

Further reading

“pulpería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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