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mercado

/mɚkˈɑdoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
mer-ca-do
IPA
/mɚkˈɑdoʊ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mercado, from mercado (“market”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

colorado avocado dorado delgado prado bravado coronado maldonado alvarado silverado eldorado mikado

Questions

How do you pronounce mercado?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɚkˈɑdoʊ/.
What does mercado mean?
A surname from Spanish.
Where does mercado come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce mercado

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mɚkˈɑdoʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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