🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Lebensmittelgeschäft

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtəlɡəˌʃɛft

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Food Store/fuːd stɔːr/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ich gehe zum Lebensmittelgeschäft, um frisches Obst zu kaufen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A retail establishment where food and related products are sold.

    "I stopped by the food store to pick up some groceries for dinner."
  2. 2

    A place that specializes in selling a variety of food items, including fresh produce, canned goods, and snacks.

    "The local food store has a great selection of organic fruits and vegetables."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'food store' combines 'food', derived from Old English 'fōda', meaning nourishment, and 'store', from Old French 'estorer', meaning to place or store. The phrase has evolved to denote a retail establishment that sells food items.

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