mercadito

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noun

A minimarket in Latin America.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounmercadito (plural mercaditos)

plural mercaditos

  1. A minimarket in Latin America.

    Julia owns a mercadito, an old-fashioned grocery store that she set up in her garage.

    2009 July 7, Roger Mar Neda, “Who Cares About Zelaya?”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Spanishmercadito
  2. Englishmercadito

From Spanish mercadito.

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APA

mercadito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercadito

MLA

“mercadito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercadito. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mercadito,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercadito.

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