convenio
n.— «Convenios:24X7 convenience stores situated close to homes to generate high footprints. Convenios carry a limited stock of daily use goods with a special focus on food products eg. In & Out petrol pump outlets.» —“Shop shooters” by Pummy Kaul, Ravi Krishnan Financial Express (Mumbai, India) Sept. 10, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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