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shophouse

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A building that has both retail and domestic use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Southeast Asia

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History

Etymology

From shop + house.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 店屋 (diànwū) — a building that has both retail and domestic use
  • Finnish: kauppa- ja asuinrakennus — a building that has both retail and domestic use
  • Indonesian: rumah toko — a building that has both retail and domestic use
  • Malay: rumah kedai — a building that has both retail and domestic use
  • Russian: дом-магази́н (dom-magazín) — a building that has both retail and domestic use
  • Thai: ห้องแถว (hông tăe) — a building that has both retail and domestic use