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grocery and Spanish grosería
In English
grocery
food and household supplies
In Spanish
grosería
mala palabra
Spanish "grosería" means: rude word
Why they get mixed up Spanish "grosería" is a disrespectful word or act, a lack of manners. English "grocery" is the supermarket or the household food supplies. They don't share a meaning, the resemblance is only in sound.
If you want to say...
- groceriescomestibles
- rude wordgrosería
- grocery storetienda de abarrotes
Examples
I need to buy some groceries.
Tengo que comprar algo de mandado.
The grocery store is closed.
La tienda de abarrotes está cerrada.
She carried the grocery bags into the kitchen.
Llevó las bolsas del supermercado a la cocina.
We spend a lot on groceries every month.
Gastamos mucho en comestibles cada mes.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Voy a comprar groserías al supermercado.
Correct: Voy a comprar comestibles al supermercado.
Grosería is a rude word or a rude act, never food.
Incorrect: Hice la lista de groserías para el supermercado.
Correct: Hice la lista de la compra para el supermercado.
A shopping list is la lista de la compra.
Phrases you will hear
- grocery shoppinghacer la compra
- a grocery storeuna tienda de abarrotes
- a grocery listuna lista de compras
- carry groceriescargar las bolsas del mandado
- a rude worduna grosería
- to sweardecir groserías
In a conversation
- A:
I need to go grocery shopping.
Tengo que hacer la compra.
- B:
Do you have a grocery list?
¿Tienes una lista de compras?
- A:
Yes. Milk, eggs and bread.
Sí. Leche, huevos y pan.
- B:
And don't swear at the cashier!
¡Y no le digas groserías a la cajera!
Test yourself
"Grocery store" is...
To remember it
Grocery/groceries = food and household supplies. A rude word (Spanish "grosería") = rude word.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "grosería" mean?
Spanish "grosería" means "rude word". It looks like the English "grocery", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "grocery" means "food and household supplies".
Does English "grocery" mean the same as Spanish "grosería"?
Spanish "grosería" is a disrespectful word or act, a lack of manners. English "grocery" is the supermarket or the household food supplies. They don't share a meaning, the resemblance is only in sound.