mercanti

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mercanti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛʁ.kɑ̃.ti/
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Noun

mercanti m (plural mercantis)

(derogatory) profit monger (unscrupulous merchant)
Synonym: margoulin

Hypernyms: commerçant, marchant

Further reading

“mercanti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /merˈkan.ti/
Rhymes: -anti
Hyphenation: mer‧càn‧ti

Noun

mercanti m

plural of mercante

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /merˈkan.tiː/, [mɛrˈkän̪t̪iː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /merˈkan.ti/, [merˈkän̪t̪i]

Participle

mercantī

dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mercāns

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