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

Verb

merca

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

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “merca” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.

Anagrams

• crema