librería

/libɾeˈɾia/ · B2 · noun · f

bookshop

📚 librería = libro (book) + -ería (shop); NOT a library, that's biblioteca

Spanish builds shops with -ería: panadería (bread), zapatería (shoes), librería (books). Beware the false friend: librería looks like library, but a library where you borrow books is a biblioteca.

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