mercado negro
Portuguese, noun
mercado negro is spelled M-E-R-C-A-D-O-N-E-G-R-O (12 letters). Mercado negro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “black market (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does mercado negro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblack market (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. comércio clandestino de produtos de difícil acesso por preços superfaturados 2. compra e venda de bens e serviços à margem da lei
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mercado negro
- mercados negros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).