mercanti

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mercanti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛʁ.kɑ̃.ti/
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Noun

mercanti m (plural mercantis)

  1. (derogatory) profit monger (unscrupulous merchant)
    Synonym: margoulin
    Hypernyms: commerçant, marchant

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mercanti m

  1. plural of mercante

Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

mercantī

  1. dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mercāns