# mercado
## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese mercado (literally “market”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛʁ.ka.do/

### Noun

mercado m (plural mercados)
* flea market: Synonym of marché aux puces

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mercado, from Latin mercātus.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /meɾˈkado/ [meɾˈkɑ.ð̞ʊ]
* Rhymes: -ado
* Hyphenation: mer‧ca‧do

#### Noun

mercado m (plural mercados)
* marketplace
    Synonyms: campo da feira, praza, praza do mercado
* market
    Synonym: feira

##### Related terms

* mercar

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

mercado (feminine mercada, masculine plural mercados, feminine plural mercadas)
* past participle of mercar

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mercado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mercado”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mercado”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /meɾˈkado/
* Rhymes: -ado
* Hyphenation: mer‧ca‧do

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

mercado m (plural mercados)
* marketplace (open area in a town housing a public market)
* trade; deal

##### Derived terms

* de mercado
* mal mercado

##### Descendants

* Fala: mercau
* Galician: mercado
* Portuguese: mercado
** → Hunsrik: Mërkaat

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

mercado
* past participle of mercar

### References

* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “mercado”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mercado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mercado”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /meʁˈka.du/ [mehˈka.du]
* (Brazil) IPA: /meʁˈka.du/ [mehˈka.du]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /meɾˈka.du/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /meʁˈka.du/ [meχˈka.du]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /meɻˈka.do/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɨɾˈka.du/ [mɨɾˈka.ðu]
* Hyphenation: mer‧ca‧do

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mercado, from Latin mercātus.

#### Noun

mercado m (plural mercados)
* market; marketplace (open area in a town housing a public market)
    Synonyms: feira, venda
* market; grocery (store where groceries can be purchased)
* market (group of potential customers for one's product)
* market (geographical area where a certain commercial demand exists)
* (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.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (figurative) marketplace (a place or sphere for the exchange of anything)
    Synonym: bazar

##### Related terms

* economia de mercado
* fatia de mercado
* hipermercado
* mercado altista
* mercado das pulgas
* mercado de ações
* mercado de trabalho
* mercado livre
* mercado negro
* mercado público
* parcela de mercado
* participação em mercado
* supermercado

##### Descendants

* → Hunsrik: Mërkaat

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

mercado (feminine mercada, masculine plural mercados, feminine plural mercadas)
* past participle of mercar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

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

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin mercātus. Doublet of marqueta.

#### Noun

mercado m (plural mercados)
* market

##### Derived terms

* automercado
* buen mercado
* cuota de mercado
* economía de mercado
* fallo de mercado
* hacer el mercado
* hipermercado
* mal mercado
* mercado de derivados
* mercado de divisas
* mercado de pulgas
* mercado de trabajo
* mercado de valores
* mercado del carbono
* mercado laboral
* mercado libre
* mercado negro
* minimercado
* riesgo de mercado
* segmento de mercado
* supermercado
* valor de mercado

##### Related terms

* mercader
* mercadería
* mercar

##### Descendants

* → Cebuano: merkado
* → Waray-Waray: merkado

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

mercado (feminine mercada, masculine plural mercados, feminine plural mercadas)
* past participle of mercar

### Further reading

* “mercado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10