Merkado

marketnoun / verb

Alternative meanings

market
marketplace
public market
produce market
customers or commercial market

Pronunciation

mer-KAH-doh

Root and affixes

Adapted loanword from Spanish “mercado”. It is used for a physical market and also for market in an economic or commercial sense.

Variants or conjugations

mga merkado = markets
merkadong publiko = public market
palengke = market, common synonym
tindahan = store or shop
mamalit sa merkado = buy at the market

Related words and expressions

palengke = market
tindahan = store
pamalit = shopping
presyo = price
baligya = sale or sell

Meaning and usage notes

“Merkado” is the direct and common form. “Palengke” is also used, especially for a public market or place to buy food and fresh goods.