ˈgrōs(ə)rē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English grocerie, from grocer + -ie -y
1. groceries plural
a. : articles of food and other goods sold by a grocer
went out to buy some groceries
a bag of groceries
— usually sing. in Brit. usage
had been sent with a parcel of grocery to the cottage — Sabine Baring-Gould
b. dialect : intoxicating drink : liquor
2. or grocery store
a. : the place of business of a retail grocer : a grocer's store
b. dialect : barroom