superette
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- noun
- /ˌsuːpəˈrɛt/
- US
- There is a small superette around the corner that sells fresh fruit.
- superette store
Examples
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In the non-kosher meat aisle at Fernando's Superette, I gaze at the meat chart, mysterious as the constellations.
Fiction book (1991) -
Go to Fernando's Superette.
Fiction book (1991) -
One time when I was walking home from school, I stopped into the superette and Fred walked up to the counter.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ma's Superette is open 23 1/2 hours a day.
Fiction book (1998) -
Ten steps past the grate is Ma's Superette.
Fiction book (1998) -
So I caught Mrs. Fleischman in the meat aisle at Fernando's Superette.
Fiction book (1991) -
But yes, superettes and dairies are always more expensive than supermarkets, in my experience.
Blog text (13) -
She worked in a Cali Superette and wasn't dissatisfied with her life.
Fiction book (2001) -
Eighteen miles back, they'd turned off the dazzling new highway to gas up at a sun-speckled superette where a gristmill once stood.
Fiction book (1992) -
I need to stop by the superette to pick up some bread and milk.
Synonyms
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A shop that sells food and household items
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A shop that sells food and other everyday items
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A large store where you buy food and household items
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A small shop that sells snacks, drinks and basic groceries and is often open late
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word superette comes from super as in supermarket and the French ending -ette which means 'little'. So, it literally means a 'little supermarket', which is why a superette is a small grocery shop.