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/Sounds like "TYEHN" + "dah" (as in "dart") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "ehs" (as in "egg") + "KEE" (as in "keep") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

The small neighborhood corner store where you can find anything at any hour. It's the lifesaver when the supermarket's closed, you forgot something, and need to grab it within a block's walk.

Examples

I'm going to the corner store for some sodas.

The lady at the corner store lets me buy on credit.

Regional synonyms

A fermented salad of cabbage, carrot, and onion that obligatorily accompanies pupusas in El Salvador. Without curtido, a pupusa is incomplete, like a taco without salsa or an asado without chimichurri.