el
masculine
/meɾˈkaðo/
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Translation
market
Word origin
From Latin mercatus ('trade, marketplace'), from merx ('goods, merchandise'). The same root gives English market, merchant and commerce.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mercatus
- English cognates
- market, merchant, commerce
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmercados
Examples
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I go to the market on Saturday mornings.
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At the market there is fruit cheaper than at the shop.
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Her father sells fish at the village market.
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The market was full of people this morning.
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We bought bread, cheese and vegetables at the market.
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