merceria

haberdashery

noun mer-cheh-REE-ah Rare

Also means

notions shop

Usage Note

Merceria refers to a small shop selling sewing supplies: needles, thread, buttons, ribbons, and zips. The word comes from merce (goods) and once covered general merchandise, but today it is specific to these craft and sewing notions. In Venice, Mercerie is the name of the famous shopping street leading from the Rialto to St Mark's Square.

Examples

"Ho comprato dei bottoni in merceria."

Natural Translation

I bought some buttons at the haberdashery.

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