supermercado

supermarket

noun soo-pehr-mehr-KAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Supermercado is the standard term across the Spanish-speaking world. Informally it is shortened to súper in Spain and several Latin American countries: voy al súper ('I'm going to the supermarket'). A larger-format store is a hipermercado. The word follows the regular gender pattern for words ending in -do: masculine. The plural is supermercados.

Examples

"Compra la fruta y la verdura en el supermercado del barrio."

Natural Translation

She buys fruit and vegetables at the neighbourhood supermarket.

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