mercante

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mercantem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /merˈkan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: mer‧càn‧te

Noun

mercante m (plural mercanti, feminine mercantessa)

  1. merchant, dealer, trader, monger
    Synonym: commerciante

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Latin

Participle

mercante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mercāns

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin mercantem. Cognate with Italian mercante and Spanish mercante.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meʁˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [mehˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /meɾˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /meʁˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [meχˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meɻˈkɐ̃.te/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃t͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
  • Hyphenation: mer‧can‧te

Adjective

mercante m or f (plural mercantes)

  1. merchant

Noun

mercante m or f by sense (plural mercantes)

  1. merchant
    Synonym: mercador

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Spanish

Adjective

mercante m or f (masculine and feminine plural mercantes)

  1. merchant

Noun

mercante m or f by sense (plural mercantes)

  1. merchant

Derived terms

Further reading
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