dukan.
/ˈduːkə/, U.S. /ˈdukə/, East African English /ˈduka/ East African.
A small neighbourhood store selling a variety of goods.
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society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > small shop > local
convenience store1902
duka1912
dairy1914
sari-sari store1925
café1957
corner shop1963
neighbourhood friendly1970
depanneur1975
kirana1979
1912 E. G. D. Lardner Soldiering & Sport in Uganda 65 A parade ground, around which stood the Post Office, a ‘duka’ (trader's shop), and a few other buildings of minor importance.
1963 Listener 21 Mar. 485/1 They [sc. the Asians] have played a vital part in Kenya's development, pushing retail trade out into the tribal areas through their little shops, their dukas.
2019 East Afr. (Nexis) 25 May He finally loosened up when we got to the duka, leaning against the counter and chatting with the vendor as though he were just around the corner from his home on a regular afternoon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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n.1912- personae non gratae
- personage
- personages
- personal
- personal ad
- personal alarm
- personal allowance
- personal appearance
- personal assistant
- personal banker
- personal best
- personal bill
- personal call
- personal caller
- personal column
- personal computer
- personal computing
- personal construct
- personal contract
- personal data
- personal day
- personal digital assistant
- personal diligence
- personal distance
- personal distress