mercadillo

Spanish

Etymology

From mercado +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meɾkaˈdiʝo/ [meɾ.kaˈð̞i.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /meɾkaˈdiʎo/ [meɾ.kaˈð̞i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /meɾkaˈdiʃo/ [meɾ.kaˈð̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /meɾkaˈdiʒo/ [meɾ.kaˈð̞i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: mer‧ca‧di‧llo

Noun

mercadillo m (plural mercadillos)

street market, flea market
Synonyms: rastrillo, mercado de las pulgas, rastro

Further reading

“mercadillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025