🇪🇸 Spanish

mercados

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

los mercados

markets

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mercados
/los meɾˈkaðos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say mercados in Spanish?

IPA
/los meɾˈkaðos/

How do you pronounce mercados in Spanish?

mercados is pronounced /los meɾˈkaðos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El mercado local está muy concurrido los sábados porque vende productos frescos.

The local market is very crowded on Saturdays because it sells fresh products.

El mercado antiguo fue restaurado completamente para atraer a más turistas.

The old market was completely restored to attract more tourists.

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Why is it masculine?

Mercados is masculine because it derives from the Latin "mercatus," which was grammatically masculine in Latin's second declension. This gender was preserved when the word evolved into Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for markets?

The Spanish word for markets is los mercados — masculine.

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