pulpería

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pulpeˈɾia/ [pul.peˈɾi.a]

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: pul‧pe‧rí‧a

Etymology 1

From pulpa +‎ -ería.

Noun

pulpería f (plural pulperías)

1. (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic) a small grocery store or convenience store

   Synonyms: tienda, (Mexico, Guatemala, Panama) abarrotería

2. (Latin America) a bar or tavern

   Synonym: taberna

See also

• miscelánia
• tienda de conveniencia

Etymology 2

From pulpo +‎ -ería.

Noun

pulpería f (plural pulperías)

1. (Spain) a restaurant specializing in octopus

Further reading

• “pulpería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10