bakalnica

== Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Turkish bakkal + -nica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bakǎːlnit͡sa/ Hyphenation: ba‧kal‧ni‧ca === Noun === bakálnica f (Cyrillic spelling бака́лница) small general store, with only one cash register, serving a neighborhood or a village; often family-owned and operated, and as such allowing customers to purchase goods on credit (maintaining informal ledgers known as credit notebooks), as well as functioning not only as a point of sale but also as a social hub where neighbors interact Synonyms: grànap, komeštìbile, špeceraj ==== Declension ====