mercadura

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mercātūra, from mercor (“I trade, deal, sell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɾkaˈduɾa/

Noun

mercadura f (plural mercaduras)

1. goods, merchandise
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v:

     Catarõ ⁊ vierõ vna requa de paganos de los de ẏſmael. E vinien de galaat cõ ſos camellos cargados de mercaduras e ẏuã a egipto

     They looked up and saw a pagan caravan, of those of Ishmael. And they were coming from Gilead with their camels loaded with goods, and they were headed to Egypt.

Synonyms

• mercaduria f

Related terms

• mercader, mercado