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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmercado municipal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mercado municipal
"Compramos frutas frescas en el mercado municipal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A municipal or community-owned marketplace where multiple vendors sell fresh food, produce, and goods directly to consumers.
"We bought fresh fish and vegetables at the historic public market downtown." - 2
In finance, an open financial market where the general public can buy and sell stocks, bonds, and other securities.
"The tech startup decided to offer shares in the public market through an initial public offering."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adjective 'public', derived from Latin 'publicus' (pertaining to the people), and the noun 'market', from Latin 'mercatus' (trade or marketplace). Established in English during the early modern period, it refers to a municipal or publicly accessible space designated for vendors to sell fresh produce, goods, and food directly to consumers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Public market" is said worldwide
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marché public
Transliteration: marshe publik
"Nous avons acheté des légumes frais au marché public."
Markthalle
Transliteration: markthallə
"Die öffentliche Markthalle bietet frische regionale Produkte an."
mercato rionale
Transliteration: mercato rionale
"Il mercato rionale è molto animato la mattina."
mercado municipal
Transliteration: mercado municipal
"Compramos frutas frescas en el mercado municipal."
mercado público
Transliteration: mercadu publiku
"O mercado público da cidade é famoso pelas especiarias."
सार्वजनिक बाज़ार
Transliteration: sarvajanik bazar
"हम ताज़ी सब्ज़ियाँ खरीदने सार्वजनिक बाज़ार गए।"
菜市场
Transliteration: cài shìchǎng
"我们在当地的菜市场买了很多新鲜蔬菜。"
공설시장
Transliteration: gongseol sijang
"우리는 공설시장에서 신선한 과일을 샀습니다."
公設市場
Transliteration: kōsetsu shijō
"地元の公設市場で新鮮な魚を買いました。"
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