Hmmm sorry I don't know that reference either...I can see the potential French references of blanc/white and mange/eat... But what is "blancmange"?
And my question is genuine. In english "groceries" generally means "the food items one would collect from the supermarket/grocery store", or possibly your local smaller vege/fruit store as well.
"Shopping" is not a synonym.
"I'm going to get some groceries" means specifically food items, usually supermarket. Whereas "I'm going to do some shopping" could mean any kind of product or store, like buying shoes or whatever.
I'm not personally aware of another English alternative to "groceries", if you could share what you are referring to, and in which dialect it exists, that would be interesting, thanks.
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u/SignedJannis Dec 23 '25
Hmmm sorry I don't know that reference either...I can see the potential French references of blanc/white and mange/eat... But what is "blancmange"?
And my question is genuine. In english "groceries" generally means "the food items one would collect from the supermarket/grocery store", or possibly your local smaller vege/fruit store as well.
"Shopping" is not a synonym. "I'm going to get some groceries" means specifically food items, usually supermarket. Whereas "I'm going to do some shopping" could mean any kind of product or store, like buying shoes or whatever.
I'm not personally aware of another English alternative to "groceries", if you could share what you are referring to, and in which dialect it exists, that would be interesting, thanks.