Definition of

Supply

supply plaza

A market or food plaza is a space where food products and other provisions are sold.

Abasto is the supply or pantry of food . The concept is linked to the verb supply , which refers to supplying those elements that are needed for subsistence.

Supplies are also groceries or provisions . By extension, in some countries a store intended for the sale of food products is called abasto.

supply market

The notion of food market or food market (they can also be named in the plural: food market and food market ) refers to the large area where vegetables, fruits, meats , cheeses and other food products are sold. Some of these spaces also offer flowers, crafts and various items that go beyond food.

The Mercado de Abasto de Buenos Aires , for example, was an establishment that operated between the end of the 19th century and 1984 in the Argentine capital. Wholesale food was sold in that place. Since 1998 , Abasto Shopping has been operating in the building, a shopping center that has four floors and numerous restaurants and shops .

It should be noted that the area of ​​the City of Buenos Aires where Abasto Shopping is located is known as Abasto : there, between the neighborhoods of Once and Balvanera , the singer and actor Carlos Gardel grew up.

Other spaces of this type

The Central de Abasto of Mexico City , located in the Federal District , is another facility dedicated to the marketing of food . It occupies an area of ​​more than 300 hectares and receives more than 300,000 buyers a day.

In Spain , finally, spaces such as the food markets of Jerez , Algeciras , Burriana , Aranjuez and Toledo , among others, can be mentioned.

Not to mention the Plaza de Abastos de Écija ( Seville ), which dates back to the 19th century , or the Mercado de Abastos de Vitoria . The latter was built in the 1970s and was and is the central axis of the city's commercial life.

Fatigue

Those who cannot cope are not in a position to complete a task or do something.

The term supply in cinema and TV

It is interesting to note that in the world of cinema and television there are also different products that use the term in question. This would be the case, for example, of the film "Mercado de Abasto" , which is of Argentine origin and was released in 1955 .

It is directed by Lucas Demare , starring Pepe Arias and Tita Merello and brings us closer to a love triangle. And two very different men find themselves in love with the same woman.

On the other hand, we have to mention the television series "Central de Abasto" , from 2008 , which was broadcast in Mexico and which took as its setting precisely the Central de Abasto in the capital of this country. And some of its characters worked there.

Its use in colloquial language

We cannot ignore that, colloquially and frequently, an expression is used that refers to the term in question. We are referring to "give enough" , which is used as a synonym for "perform enough" .

An example of this use could be the following: "I'm sorry, I can't take it anymore. Someone has to help me finish the project because I can't cope, there are a lot of tasks .