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groceteria

UK/ˌɡɹəʊ.səˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/US/ˌɡɹoʊ.səˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

noun

A self-service grocery store.

Scrabble 13

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Meanings

noungroceteria (plural groceterias)

plural groceterias

CanadaUSdatedA self-service grocery store.
In a groceteria, the bacon is already stripped of its rind, the steaks are boned and cut to the size of the family, and even six-pennyworth of marrow bones is wrapped up securely enough to be posted home.
1954, Ernest Watkins, Prospect of Canada, page 42

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Origin

Blend of grocery + cafeteria.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with groceteria

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Cite this entry

APA

groceteria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groceteria

MLA

“groceteria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groceteria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groceteria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groceteria.

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