hypermarket
/ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌmɑːkɪt/
hypermarket means A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 93 out of 100.
hypermarket is pronounced /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌmɑːkɪt/.
Etymology
From hyper- + market, calque of French hypermarché.
noun
- A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket.“Cherry Jones as Nan Pierce (2023), 42:37 from the start, in Succession, season 2, episode 8: “I got a taste for hypermarché vin ordinaire when I was 19 years old and I have never been able to shake it.””