mercachifle

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Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of merca (to buy) +‎ chifle (whistle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɾkaˈt͡ʃifle/
  • Rhymes: -ifle
  • Syllabification: mer‧ca‧chi‧fle

Noun

mercachifle m or f by sense (plural mercachifles)

  1. trader, hawker
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 281:
      Los comerciantes lo [este talismán] colocan bajo el umbral o sobre el dintel de la puenta de su tienda; los faltes (buhoneros), pacotilleros zurupetos y demás mercachifles y corredores ambulantes y trashumantes, lo llevan en el bolsillo.
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    • 2015 October 1, “Estamos solos”, in El País:
      Un día, un mercachifle nos llamó singles y fuimos nosotros y nos lo creímos.
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