sari-sari store

noun

A convenience store in the Philippines; a neighborhood variety store; a minimarket selling basic necessities.

OriginTagalog sari-sari →
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Meanings

nounsari-sari store (plural sari-sari stores)

plural sari-sari stores

  1. PhilippinesA convenience store in the Philippines; a neighborhood variety store; a minimarket selling basic necessities.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
convenience store

Origin

  1. Tagalogsari-sari
  2. Englishsari-sari store

From Tagalog sari-sari + store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.

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sari-sari store. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sari-sari%20store

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Chicago

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