supermarket A1 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ UK /ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #7089 Meanings 1 noun A large shop where you serve yourself and buy food and other household goods. I went to the supermarket to buy some food. Thesaurus Word family Forms supermarkets Etymology AI details American English, super- + market, 1933. Topics Food & Drink External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # supermarket **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 7089 ## Meanings 1. A large shop where you serve yourself and buy food and other household goods. ## Examples - I went to the supermarket to buy some food. ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: super- - above ## Etymology American English, super- + market, 1933. ## AI Etymology Supermarket American English, super- + market, 1933. In present-day use, it means a large shop where you serve yourself and buy food and other household goods. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown