mercado

/meɾˈkadu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os mercados

Meaning

  1. market

    • Compro fruta no mercado.

      I buy fruit at the market.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

mercearia

Worth distinguishing: a mercearia (grocery store) is a specific type of mercado (market).

Similar in other languages

German

Markt

Markt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "market."

Spanish

mercado

mercado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "market."

French

marché

marché is the French word for the same thing — both mean "market."

Practice

1 What does mercado mean?

2 Fill the gap: Compro fruta no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mercado?

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