See also: Mercado

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese mercado (literally market).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mercado m (plural mercados)

  1. flea market: Synonym of marché aux puces

Galician

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Etymology 1

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese mercado, from Latin mercātus.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /meɾˈkado/ [meɾˈkɑ.ð̞ʊ]
    • Rhymes: -ado
    • Hyphenation: mer‧ca‧do

    Noun

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    mercado m (plural mercados)

    1. marketplace
      Synonyms: campo da feira, praza, praza do mercado
    2. market
      Synonym: feira
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    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Participle

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    mercado (feminine mercada, masculine plural mercados, feminine plural mercadas)

    1. past participle of mercar

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    Old Galician-Portuguese

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /meɾˈkado/
    • Rhymes: -ado
    • Hyphenation: mer‧ca‧do

    Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Latin mercātus, from mercor + -tus. By surface analysis, mercar +‎ -ado.

      Noun

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      mercado m (plural mercados)

      1. marketplace (open area in a town housing a public market)
      2. trade; deal
      Derived terms
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      Descendants
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      • Fala: mercau
      • Galician: mercado
      • Portuguese: mercado

      Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Participle

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      mercado

      1. past participle of mercar

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      Portuguese

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      Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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      • Hyphenation: mer‧ca‧do

      Etymology 1

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        From Old Galician-Portuguese mercado, from Latin mercātus.

        Noun

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        mercado m (plural mercados)

        1. market; marketplace (open area in a town housing a public market)
          Synonyms: feira, venda
        2. market; grocery (store where groceries can be purchased)
        3. market (group of potential customers for one's product)
        4. market (geographical area where a certain commercial demand exists)
        5. (uncountable) market (the world of commerce and trade)
          • 2007, Márcia Tolotti, As Armadilhas do Consumo, Elsevier Brasil, →ISBN, page 51:
            O desejo por status pode ser considerado, no seu extremo, uma doença moderna e coletiva. Isso ocorre quando a falta ou a escassez de bens materiais representa um autodesprezo e uma prova de inferioridade. Para combater tal sensação, algumas pessoas se lançam no mercado como verdadeiros kamikazes do consumo.
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        6. (figurative) marketplace (a place or sphere for the exchange of anything)
          Synonym: bazar
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        Descendants
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        Etymology 2

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        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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        mercado (feminine mercada, masculine plural mercados, feminine plural mercadas)

        1. past participle of mercar

        Spanish

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        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /meɾˈkado/ [meɾˈka.ð̞o]
        • Audio (Colombia):(file)
        • Rhymes: -ado
        • Syllabification: mer‧ca‧do

        Etymology 1

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        Inherited from Latin mercātus. Doublet of marqueta.

        Noun

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        mercado m (plural mercados)

        1. market
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        Descendants
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        Etymology 2

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        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Participle

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        mercado (feminine mercada, masculine plural mercados, feminine plural mercadas)

        1. past participle of mercar

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