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Italian
Etymology
From Latin mercantem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /merˈkan.te/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Hyphenation: mer‧càn‧te
Noun
mercante m (plural mercanti, feminine mercantessa)
- merchant, dealer, trader, monger
- Synonyms: commerciante, (obsolete) mercatante, (obsolete) mercadante
Derived terms
Further reading
- mercante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
mercante
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mercāns
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin mercantem. Cognate with Italian mercante and Spanish mercante.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃t͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
- Hyphenation: mer‧can‧te
Adjective
mercante m or f (plural mercantes)
- merchant
Noun
mercante m or f by sense (plural mercantes)
- merchant
- Synonym: mercador
Synonyms
See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meɾˈkante/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: mer‧can‧te
Adjective
mercante m or f (masculine and feminine plural mercantes)
- merchant
Noun
mercante m or f by sense (plural mercantes)
- merchant
- Synonym: mercader
Derived terms
Further reading