Korean slang profile
MERCOSUR
mercosur
South American common market
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 남미공동시장 (Southern Common Market).
- Expanded form
- 남미공동시장남미공동시장 (Southern Common Market)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 14, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
남미의 경제통합을 공부하며 MERCOSUR의 뜻을 찾아봤다.
I looked up the meaning of MERCOSUR while studying South American economic integration.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “남미공동시장” with “MERCOSUR”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The name and Roman-letter abbreviation in the contemporary article were compared. The full original-language form and first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 역동하는 중남미 현실과 미래/崔成泓 외교통상부 차관보(기고) (서울신문)Published Oct 14, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026