See also: merce, mercé, mérce, mērce, mērcē, and Mercè

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mercee, from Latin mercēdem (wages, fee, price).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: mer‧cê

Noun

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mercê f (plural mercês)

  1. grace, mercy
    O barco estava à mercê do vento e das ondas.
    The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves.

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