mendicante
التعريفات والمعاني
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin mendīcantem.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /men.diˈkan.te/
Rhymes: -ante
Hyphenation: men‧di‧càn‧te
=== Adjective ===
mendicante m or f by sense (plural mendicanti)
begging, mendicant
=== Noun ===
mendicante m or f by sense (plural mendicanti)
beggar, mendicant
Synonyms: pezzente, straccione
=== Participle ===
mendicante m or f by sense (plural mendicanti)
present participle of mendicare
== Latin ==
=== Participle ===
mendīcante
ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mendīcāns
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin mendīcantem.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: men‧di‧can‧te
=== Adjective ===
mendicante m or f (plural mendicantes)
mendicant (depending on alms)
mendicant (of or pertaining to a member of a religious order who begs)
=== Further reading ===
“mendicante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“mendicante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin mendīcantem.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /mendiˈkante/ [mẽn̪.d̪iˈkãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: men‧di‧can‧te
=== Adjective ===
mendicante m or f (masculine and feminine plural mendicantes)
(religion) mendicant (depending on alms)
=== Noun ===
mendicante m or f by sense (plural mendicantes)
mendicant
beggar
Synonyms: limosnero, mendigo, pordiosero
=== Further reading ===
“mendicante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025