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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesspaccio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈspat.tʃo/
"Ha comprato alcuni generi alimentari allo spaccio militare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A store that sells food and supplies to personnel in a military camp, naval base, prison, or other institution.
"He bought some snacks and toiletries at the base commissary." - 2
A food service or cafeteria facility, especially one serving employees at a studio, factory, or large organization.
"The studio commissary was filled with actors and crew members eating lunch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin commissarius, meaning 'one to whom a charge is committed,' from Latin committere ('to entrust'). Over centuries, the term evolved in military and institutional contexts to refer to a person delegated with supplying provisions, and subsequently to the store or department providing those provisions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Commissary" is said worldwide
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économat
Transliteration: /e.kɔ.ma/
"Il a acheté des provisions à l'économat de la base."
Militärladen
Transliteration: /mi.liˈtɛːɐ̯ˌlaːdn̩/
"Die Soldaten kauften im Militärladen ein."
spaccio
Transliteration: /ˈspat.tʃo/
"Ha comprato alcuni generi alimentari allo spaccio militare."
comisato
Transliteration: /ko.miˈsa.to/
"Compró algunos suministros en el economato."
cantina
Transliteration: /kɐ̃ˈti.nɐ/
"Ele comprou mantimentos na cantina da base militar."
कैंटीन
Transliteration: kaēnṭīn
"उसने सैन्य छावनी की कैंटीन से कुछ सामान खरीदा।"
军人服务社
Transliteration: jūnrén fúwùshè
"他在基地的军人服务社买了一些零食。"
PX
Transliteration: pi-eks
"그는 부대 내 PX에서 필요한 물건을 샀습니다."
売店
Transliteration: baiten
"彼は基地の売店で日用品を買いました。"
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