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mercancía

merchandise

noun mehr-kahn-SEE-ah Less Common

Also means

goods

Usage Note

Mercancía is a collective or countable term for commercial goods in transit or for sale — used in logistics, trade, and economics. The plural mercancías is common (a tren de mercancías is a freight train). It differs from producto (product) by emphasizing the commercial/transport context.

Examples

"El barco transportaba mercancía valiosa."

Natural Translation

The ship was carrying valuable merchandise.

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