ultramarí

Catalan

Etymology

From ultramar + . The sense of "groceries, provisions" stems from a time when grocery stores mainly sold imported products, like coffee and spices, and other foodstuffs were bought at markets.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ultramarí (feminine ultramarina, masculine plural ultramarins, feminine plural ultramarines)

  1. (relational) overseas
    territoris ultramarinsoverseas territories
  2. ultramarine

Noun

ultramarí m (plural ultramarins)

  1. (in the plural) groceries, provisions
  2. (in the plural) grocery store
    Synonym: tenda d'ultramarins

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