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"Carnicería" is a noun which is often translated as "butcher shop", and "verdulería" is a noun which is often translated as "fruit and vegetable store". Learn more about the difference between "carnicería" and "verdulería" below.
la carnicería(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (shop)
a. butcher shop (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Han cerrado la carnicería del barrio.The neighborhood butcher shop has closed.
b. butcher's (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Ve a la carnicería y trae medio kilo de chuletas de cerdo.Go to the butcher's and get half a kilo of pork chops.
2. (bloodbath)
3. (wounds)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Cayó de la bici y se hizo una carnicería en las rodillas.He fell off his bike and his knees were mashed to a pulp.
Tropecé en la calle y me hice una carnicería en la pierna.I tripped on the street and my leg was covered in cuts and scrapes.
la verdulería(
behr
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doo
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (store)
a. fruit and vegetable store
Fui a la verdulería a comprar ingredientes para la macedonia.I went to the fruit and vegetable store to buy ingredients for the fruit salad.
b. greengrocer's shop (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El chico de la verdulería me dijo que no les quedaban berenjenas ni patatas.The bloke in the greengrocer's shop told me they had run out of aubergines and potatoes.
c. greengrocer's (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Cuando paso por la verdulería, siempre acabo comprando frutas y verduras frescas.When I pass by the greengrocer's, I always end up buying fresh fruit and vegetables.
2. (stall)
a. fruit and vegetable stand
Prefiero comprar la fruta en la verdulería que el supermercado.I prefer to buy my fruit from the fruit and vegetable stand than the supermarket.
b. fruit and vegetable stall
Mi hijo trabaja en la verdulería con su padre durante las vacaciones de verano.My son works on the fruit and vegetable stall with his dad during summer vacation.
