mercado
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “mercado” mean in English?
market
Example sentences
Compro fruta en el mercado.
I buy fruit at the market.
El mercado abre los sábados.
The market opens on Saturdays.
El mercado de coches usados es grande.
The used-car market is big.
How to use it
Mercado means 'market' (food market, traditional bazaar) and also 'market' (economic). Masculine: el mercado. Distinct from supermercado (supermarket).
Common mistake
Mercado is the traditional market (stalls); supermercado is the supermarket. Don't conflate the two — they're different cultural institutions.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.