merca

See also: mercá and merċa

Asturian

Verb

merca

1. inflection of mercar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɾka/ [ˈmɛɾ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɾka
• Hyphenation: mer‧ca

Verb

merca

1. inflection of mercar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

   Non oíu ¿ Quén merca o leite?

   Didn't you hear. Who buys the milk?

Further reading

• “mercar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mercar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mercar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Latin

Verb

mercā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of mercō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʁ.kɐ/ [ˈmɛh.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʁ.kɐ/ [ˈmɛh.kɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɾ.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʁ.kɐ/ [ˈmɛχ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɻ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɾ.kɐ/

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mercar.

Noun

merca f (plural mercas)

1. the act or practice of trading

Etymology 2

Verb

merca

1. inflection of mercar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɾka/ [ˈmeɾ.ka]
• Rhymes: -eɾka
• Syllabification: mer‧ca

Etymology 1

From mercancía or deverbal from mercar.

Noun

merca f (plural mercas)

1. (slang) action of buying
2. (slang, Argentina, Uruguay) cocaine

Etymology 2

Verb

merca

1. inflection of mercar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “merca”, 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
• “merca” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010

Anagrams

• crema