🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

giorno di mercato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈdʒorno di merˈkato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Market-day/ˈmɑːr.kɪtˌdeɪ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il giovedì è il giorno di mercato in centro."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A day of the week on which a public market is held in a town or community.

    "The village square was always crowded and vibrant on market-day."
  2. 2

    A period characterized by high commercial activity or trading in financial or commodities markets.

    "Investors prepared for a volatile market-day following the economic report."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word is a compound of 'market', originating from the Latin 'mercatus' via Old French, and 'day', from Old English 'dæg'. It has been used since the Middle English period to designate the specific recurring day of the week officially appointed for public buying and selling in a town.

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