Definition of mercado in English:
mercado
nounPlural mercados məːˈkɑːdəʊmərˈkädō
(in Spanish-speaking countries) a market.
Example sentencesExamples
- Every morning I'd do my daily pull-ups on a pipe in the bathroom of my high-ceilinged pension, and then lace on my boots and run from the mercado, at 12,000 feet, up to the 14,000-foot rim of the Altiplano.
- From Nov.1 to Dec.25, the booklet offers l0-40% discounts on the wares of local merchants and mercados, and dangles such incentives as free gifts with purchase.
- The product can now be found on the shelves of major grocery stores, convenience stores, national chain retailers and local mercados.
- Joanne departs for the mercado to buy ceramic cups - ‘cupitos’ she calls them - leaving me and Donald to figure out the immense complicated coffee machine while Anne keeps vigil over the pods.
- Most consumer goods are bought and sold in large, open periodic markets (mercados).
Origin
Spanish, from Latin mercatus 'market'.