🔹 Denominal Nouns Ending in -ería

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The suffix -ería forms feminine nouns from noun bases. It is highly productive and commonly expresses:

a shop, establishment, or place associated with the base noun: papelería, librería, heladería;
a collection or set of things: cristalería, cubertería;
a group of people or beings: chiquillería;
sometimes an abundance of something, often with an expressive meaning: palabrería.

The resulting noun is normally feminine. The RAE gives chiquillo → chiquillería as its representative N → N formation.

The nouns are ordered approximately by contemporary frequency and usefulness.

#	Spanish Noun	Noun in English	Base Noun	Base Noun in English
1	librería	bookstore; bookshop	libro	book
2	papelería	stationery store; stationery	papel	paper
3	joyería	jewelry; jewelry store	joya	jewel
4	heladería	ice-cream shop	helado	ice cream
5	pastelería	pastry shop; pastry-making	pastel	cake; pastry
6	zapatería	shoe store	zapato	shoe
7	relojería	watchmaker's shop; watchmaking	reloj	clock; watch
8	perfumería	perfume shop; perfumery	perfume	perfume
9	frutería	fruit shop	fruta	fruit
10	quesería	cheese shop; cheese dairy	queso	cheese
11	lechería	dairy; milk shop	leche	milk
12	dulcería	candy shop; sweet shop	dulce	sweet; candy
13	mueblería	furniture store	mueble	piece of furniture
14	hamburguesería	hamburger restaurant	hamburguesa	hamburger
15	pizzería	pizzeria; pizza restaurant	pizza	pizza
16	tortillería	tortilla shop; tortilla factory	tortilla	tortilla
17	taquería	taco shop; taco restaurant	taco	taco
18	licorería	liquor store	licor	liquor
19	maderería	lumberyard; timber shop	madera	wood; timber
20	boletería	ticket office; box office	boleto	ticket
21	salsería	sauce shop; assortment of sauces	salsa	sauce
22	chichería	establishment associated with chicha	chicha	chicha
23	chanchería	place associated with pigs; pork shop	chancho	pig
24	pupusería	pupusa restaurant	pupusa	pupusa
25	tamalería	tamale shop	tamal	tamale
26	disquería	record store (regional)	disco	record; disc
27	cristalería	glassware; glass shop	cristal	glass
28	cubertería	cutlery; set of cutlery	cubierto	piece of cutlery
29	grifería	faucets; set of taps/fittings	grifo	faucet; tap
30	cordelería	ropes; rope-making/shop	cordel	cord; rope
31	tablería	collection or assortment of boards	tabla / tablero	board
32	toldería	group of tents; settlement	toldo	tent; awning
33	cacharrería	collection/shop of pots or miscellaneous objects	cacharro	pot; old object
34	palabrería	verbiage; excessive or empty talk	palabra	word
35	chiquillería	group or crowd of children	chiquillo	child; kid

The important morphological distinction

-ería must be kept separate from words that merely end in those letters:

chiquillo → chiquillería = N → N ✅
papel → papelería = N → N ✅
cristal → cristalería = N → N ✅
tonto → tontería = A → N ❌ (RAE classifies this separately as A-ería)
cazar → cacería = V → N ❌ (a deverbal formation)

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