In Indian English, a 'wineshop' is a liquor store — a retail outlet licensed to sell alcohol, not necessarily limited to wine. The term is widely used across India despite the shop typically selling beer, spirits, and local liquors as well. It carries a slightly ironic quality given that wine is rarely the primary product. In its universal sense, a wineshop is simply a shop that sells wine, but the Indian usage extends the meaning broadly.
There was a long queue outside the wineshop on the evening before the festival.
Wineshop means: In Indian English, a 'wineshop' is a liquor store - a retail outlet licensed to sell alcohol, not necessarily limited to wine. The term is widely used across India despite the shop typically. It is mainly Indian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
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Wineshop means: In Indian English, a 'wineshop' is a liquor store - a retail outlet licensed to sell alcohol, not necessarily limited to wine. The term is widely used across India despite the shop typically. It is mainly Indian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
wineshop means: In Indian English, a 'wineshop' is a liquor store - a retail outlet licensed to sell alcohol, not necessarily limited to wine. The term is widely used across India despite the. Register: informal, Indian English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(India) A liquor store.
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A shop selling wine.
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