Mercosur

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɾkoˈsuɾ/ [meɾ.koˈsuɾ]
• Rhymes: -uɾ
• Syllabification: Mer‧co‧sur

Proper noun

Mercosur m

1. Acronym of Mercado común del sur (“Common Market of the South”), a trade bloc formed by Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and formerly Venezuela (2006–2017)
   • 2019 December 6, Afonso Benites, “Los representantes del Mercosur piden más democracia”, in El País‎^[1], Madrid, →ISSN:

     Ante una Latinoamérica convulsionada por las protestas sociales, los cuatro representantes del Mercosur han decidido destacar la defensa de la democracia en sus discursos oficiales durante la cumbre organizada en Bento Gonçalves, al sur de Brasil.

     In light of a Latin America shaken by social protests, the four representatives of Mercosur have decided to emphasize the defence of democracy in their official speeches during the summit organized in Bento Gonçalves, in the south of Brazil.

Further reading

• Mercosur on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es