Spanish word

mensajería

Pronunciation

IPA/mensaxeˈɾia/

Meaning

  • feminine noundelivery service

Example

La mensajería dejó el paquete en la puerta.

The delivery service left the package at the door.

Illustration for mensajería (delivery service)

More examples

¿Has contratado ya una mensajería para enviar el paquete?

Have you already hired a delivery service to send the package?

Core concept

Courier leaving a small package at a home's front door.

Common phrases

  • servicio de mensajería

    delivery service

  • empresa de mensajería

    courier company

  • envío por mensajería

    shipment by courier

Similar words

paquetería: Specializes in handling and transporting parcels and larger packages for customers.
reparto: Delivers items along a set route, stopping to drop off packages in sequence.
correos: Operates as the public postal service that delivers letters and parcels.
envío: Package or parcel sent out to be delivered to a recipient.

Definition in Spanish

Servicio o actividad que recoge, transporta y entrega paquetes, correspondencia o paquetería, normalmente con entrega a domicilio.

Word origin

The noun comes from Spanish mensaje (Latin missaticum) plus the suffix -ería, which forms trade or service names and gives the sense of a delivery business.

Usage tips

  • Because mensajería also appears in mensajería instantánea, clarify physical parcels with empresa de mensajería or servicio de paquetería to avoid confusion.

Other meanings

  • messaging servicenoun

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