No. 8,626 in Swedish
bodegan
"Bodegan" in Swedish typically refers to a small store or shop, often selling groceries, snacks, or alcohol.
In a sentence
Vi gick till bodegan för att köpa några tapas.
We went to the bodega to buy some tapas.
In this sentence, 'bodegan' refers to a small shop, typically a convenient corner store.
Bodegan hade stängt tidigt igår kväll.
The bodega closed early last night.
Here, 'bodegan' is used as a specific location, colloquially referring to a neighborhood store.
Under vår semester upptäckte vi en charmig bodega vid stranden.
During our holiday, we discovered a charming bodega by the beach.
In this example, 'bodega' is used to describe a traditional Spanish-style venue, showing its international borrowed context.
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