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galeria comercial

[gah-leh-REE-ah koh-mer-see-AHL]
nounfemininepl: galerias comerciais
shopping mall
1. A covered shopping center or arcade containing multiple retail stores, restaurants, and service establishments under one roof
The shopping mall is very crowded on weekends.
A galeria comercial fica muito cheia nos fins de semana.
2. A corridor or passageway lined with shop windows in a building
We walked through the shopping arcade looking for a new restaurant.
Caminhamos pela galeria comercial procurando um novo restaurante.
NYC Slang
mall
Synonyms
shopping centershopping arcademallcentro comercialshopping

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
galeria comercial
most common term
São Paulo
shopping
anglicism widely used
Rio de Janeiro
shopping
increasingly common alongside galeria comercial
Portugal
centro comercial
preferred term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

ir à galeria comercial - to go to the shopping mall
passear na galeria comercial - to stroll through the shopping mall
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