Meanings
noungreengrocer's (plural greengrocers')
plural greengrocers'
- A shop where fresh fruit and vegetables are sold.
Pick up some kale for the coleslaw at the greengrocer(')s.
Synonyms: produce store, produce shop, greengrocery
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA shop where fresh fruit and vegetables are sold.
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Origin
From greengrocer + -'s, presumably abbreviation of greengrocer's shop or similar; compare butcher's etc.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek λαχανοπωλεῖον
- λαχανοπωλεῖον (lakhanopōleîon)shop for fruit and vegetables
Basque barazki-denda
- barazki-dendashop for fruit and vegetables
Finnish hedelmä- ja vihanneskauppa
- hedelmä- ja vihanneskauppashop for fruit and vegetables
French magasin de fruits et légumes
- magasin de fruits et légumesshop for fruit and vegetables
German Gemüseladen, Gemüsehandlung
- Gemüseladenshop for fruit and vegetables
- Gemüsehandlungshop for fruit and vegetables
- Obst- und Gemüseladenshop for fruit and vegetables
- Obst- und Gemüsehandlungshop for fruit and vegetables
- Gemüsegeschäftshop for fruit and vegetables
Greek μανάβικο, οπωροπωλείο
- μανάβικο (manáviko)shop for fruit and vegetables
- οπωροπωλείο (oporopoleío)shop for fruit and vegetables
Hungarian zöldséges, zöldség-gyümölcs bolt
- zöldségesshop for fruit and vegetables
- zöldség-gyümölcs boltshop for fruit and vegetables
- zöldségboltshop for fruit and vegetables
Italian verduraio
- verduraioshop for fruit and vegetables
Polish warzywniak
- warzywniakshop for fruit and vegetables
Spanish verdulería
- verduleríashop for fruit and vegetables
Turkish manav
- manavshop for fruit and vegetables
Ukrainian овочевий
- овочевийshop for fruit and vegetables
Vietnamese hàng rau, hàng rau củ
- hàng raushop for fruit and vegetables
- hàng rau củshop for fruit and vegetables
- hàng rau củ quảshop for fruit and vegetables
- tiệm raushop for fruit and vegetables
- tiệm trái câyshop for fruit and vegetables
Cite this entry
APA
greengrocer's. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greengrocer's
MLA
“greengrocer's.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greengrocer's. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greengrocer's,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greengrocer's.
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