mercerie
French, noun/mɛʁ.sə.ʁi/
mercerie is spelled M-E-R-C-E-R-I-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 46,652nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mercerie is a French feminine noun meaning “haberdashery (goods)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Échoppe, magasin ou boutique où s’exerce ce commerce”.
What does mercerie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehaberdashery (goods)
- 2
femininehaberdashery (shop)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terme collectif par lequel on désigne les diverses marchandises qui servent pour l’habillement et la parure, comme le fil, les aiguilles, les épingles, les rubans, etc. Mais aussi des armes, des couteaux, des métaux, des bijoux, des parures, pièces d'ameublement, des cuirs, des étoffes… 2. Échoppe, magasin ou boutique où s’exerce ce commerce. 3. Magasin de vêtements pour hommes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mercerie
- merceries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mercerie?
- /mɛʁ.sə.ʁi/
- \mɛʁ.sə.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mercerie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mercerie in French?
mercerie appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).