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groceries

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹɪz/
  • General-American: /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/
  • General-American:
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: G R OW1 S ER0 IY0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: G R OW1 S R IY0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of grocery (store)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

Examples

  • There were two competing groceries in the neighborhood, but neither of them had tasty food.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of grocery

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَقاضي (magāḍi) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Catalan: queviures — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雜貨 /杂货 (záhuò) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Chinese Mandarin: 買菜 /买菜 (mǎicài) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Dutch: boodschappen — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Finnish: päivittäistavarat — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Finnish: elintarvikkeet — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • French: courses — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • French: provisions — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Galician: ultramarinos — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • German: Lebensmittel — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Greek: ψώνια (psónia) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Hawaiian: mea ʻai — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Hebrew: מִצְרָכִים (mitsrakhím) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Hebrew: קְנִיּוֹת (k'niyót) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Hindi: किराना (kirānā) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Hungarian: vásárolt holmik — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Hungarian: élelmiszerek — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Ido: spicaro — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Indonesian: belanjaan — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Italian: spesa — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Latin: obsōnia — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Malayalam: പലചരക്ക് (palacarakkŭ) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Nepali: किराना (kirānā) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Polish: artykuły spożywcze — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Polish: żywność — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Polish: spożywka — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Portuguese: compras — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Romanian: alimente — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Romanian: provizii — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Russian: продукты (produkty) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Scottish Gaelic: grosaireachd — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Serbo-Croatian: намирнице (namirnice) — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Serbo-Croatian: namirnice — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Spanish: comestibles — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Spanish: abarrotes — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Spanish: compras — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Spanish: alimentos — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Spanish: ultramarinos — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Spanish: víveres — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Spanish: vitualla — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery
  • Spanish: vituallas — commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery