mercatino

Italian

Etymology 1

From mercato (“market”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mer.kaˈti.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: mer‧ca‧tì‧no

Noun

mercatino m (plural mercatini)

1. street market, market

Derived terms

• mercatino di Natale

Further reading

• mercatino¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From mercato (“market”) +‎ -ino (“pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mer.kaˈti.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: mer‧ca‧tì‧no

Noun

mercatino m (plural mercatini, feminine mercatina)

1. a street vendor with a stall
2. (figurative) lout, boor

Adjective

mercatino (feminine mercatina, masculine plural mercatini, feminine plural mercatine)

1. loutish, boorish

Further reading

• mercatino² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /merˈka.ti.no/
• Rhymes: -atino
• Hyphenation: mer‧cà‧ti‧no

Verb

mercatino

1. inflection of mercatare:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• centriamo, cromatine, monticare