grocery
grocery Lexical Profile
grocery Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Items of food and household supplies sold in a supermarket or food store (usually used in the plural).
"She unpacked two bags of fresh groceries and put the milk in the refrigerator."
North American A retail store that sells food and everyday household supplies; a grocery store or supermarket.
"He stopped by the corner grocery on his way home to pick up a loaf of bread."
Word Nuance & Usage
In the singular, 'grocery' typically refers to the store itself (mostly in American English) or serves as an attributive modifier (e.g., 'grocery list'), whereas the plural 'groceries' refers to the food and household items purchased.
Word Origin & Etymology
From the mid-15th century, derived from Old French 'grosserie' (wholesale goods), from 'grossier' (wholesaler, dealer in gross quantities), ultimately from Medieval Latin 'grossarius'.