Definitions tagged mercado in the street dictionary.
Any type of aluminum container, regardless of its size or what it contains. (In Panama, chino is a common term for a neighborhood convenience store or its owner).
A: "Hey, shopkeeper, pass me a lata of tuna there." B: "Cheap tuna or expensive tuna?"
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A shortened way to say supermarket or grocery store.
A: Where is my mom? B: She went to the súper, she has not come back yet.
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A phrase used to call for collective solidarity. It means for everyone to chip in or pool their money together to pay for a shared expense.
A: "Bro, who is buying the booze?" B: "Vamos a hacer una vaca, instead, because no one has enough money on their own."
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A term used to address shop clerks, waiters, or service staff to get their attention, regardless of their actual age. (While the word literally translates to young person, it is used as a polite title for employees even if they are older).
A: joven, how much is this book? B: Ten dollars, ma'am.
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A common way to refer to the neighborhood convenience store or small supermarket, which are typically run by Asian immigrants. (In Argentina, small grocery stores are widely owned by Chinese immigrants, leading locals to use this term generically for the shop around the corner.)
Should we go to el chino de la vuelta to buy some wine?
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A common abbreviation for the supermarket or grocery store.
Grab the car keys, we are going to the super!
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A popular flea market or open-air bazaar where all sorts of goods are sold at low prices, typically excluding food (in Venezuela, these are often informal street markets).
Let's go to the cotorrera on Saturday.
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A clearance sale or a shopping event where items are sold at very low prices (in Panama, these are often major seasonal events that occur in the middle and at the end of the year).
The department store you like is having a baratillo. I always buy everything at a baratillo, even if I have to wait until the middle of the year.
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A small neighborhood store or corner market selling basic groceries and household staples.
You can buy toilet paper at the corner abarrotería. Go to the abarrotería, but do not spend the money on junk food.
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A large department store or retail shop selling various goods such as clothing, appliances, and shoes. (In Panama, this word refers to a primary retail store rather than just a warehouse).
They sell very nice clothes in that almacén | Go to the almacén to have them exchange your shoes.
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A plastic shopping bag.
They gave me a ton of cartuchos at the store. Don't throw away the cartuchos, don't you see they pollute the environment?
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A public or open-air market (this term is borrowed from Haitian Creole and is used in parts of the Dominican Republic with significant Haitian influence).
Rosita went to shop at the nearby marché.
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A term for something that is trending or fashionable, or for a person who is popular and in the spotlight.
Those pants are picando, or, Hey Ana, you are picando. All the guys want to know about you.
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A large, traditional basket woven from vines or plant fibers, designed to be carried on the back. It is used by rural farmers to transport crops and supplies.
Mr. Martin's motete broke right in the middle of the street | We should buy a motete, look how pretty they are
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A small extra or bonus gift that a vendor gives to a customer, usually at a neighborhood grocery store. (It is a common way to build customer loyalty in traditional shops).
'So, what are you giving me as a ñapa?' or 'If you buy two, you get one more as a ñapa.'
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To rub shoulders with the common folk or visit places typically frequented by the lower classes. It is used when someone, usually from a higher social circle, visits local markets or public areas to experience the everyday reality of the masses (often implies stepping out of a social bubble).
Every now and then I go to the public market to get a Baño de pueblo. | You should shop on 92nd street: they sell cheap stuff and you can get a Baño de pueblo while you are at it.
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A shop or business where tools and hardware supplies are sold.
I am going to buy a hammer at the ferretería on the corner.
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A traditional open-air market or bazaar, specifically in Morocco or other Arab-influenced areas.
Let's go get some spices at the zoco.
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A massive open-air street market held on Wednesdays on Zaragoza street in Mexico City. It is known for selling every kind of item imaginable, from weapons to the latest brand-name sneakers. (In Mexico, these mobile markets are called tianguis).
I went to El salado yesterday and bought a jacket.
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A thrift market or street stall selling second-hand clothes and shoes that are piled messily on the ground.
Let's go to the reguera to buy a pair of kicks.
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A small, informal food stall or produce stand, typically more rural or lower-income than a standard colmado. It specializes in fresh items like vegetables and poultry. You will almost always see a bunch of ripe bananas hanging there for customers to pluck themselves (a colmado is a typical Dominican corner store).
Hey, go to the ventorrillo and get me this list of veggies and half a pound of chicken. - Okay, mom.
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A small neighborhood grocery store or corner shop selling a variety of household items and food. (In the Dominican Republic, colmados are common social hubs where people gather to drink, talk, and listen to music.)
Go get me five rolls and a soda at the colmado.
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