mercancía

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mercanzia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /meɾkanˈθia/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /meɾkanˈsia/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: mer‧can‧cí‧a

Noun

mercancía f (plural mercancías)

  1. ware, merchandise
  2. (in the plural) goods, wares (commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce)
    • 2015 July 19, “La red Gürtel llegó a China para blanquear dinero”, in El País:
      El juez requirió el pasado miércoles a la Agencia Tributaria para que le informe si “existe constancia de la entrada a través del Puerto de Valencia, procedentes de Shanghai, de las mercancias reflejadas en diversas facturas emitidas por una serie de entidades chinas”.
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