mercante

== Italian == === Etymology === Inherited 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 ==== mercanteggiare mercantesco mercantile ==== Related terms ==== mercato merce commercio === Further reading === mercante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === canterem, cremante, marcente == 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 ==== comercial comerciante mercantil negociante === See also === comércio movimento navio === Further reading === “mercante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mercante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “mercante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “mercante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Anagrams === cementar certâmen == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meɾˈkante/ [meɾˈkãn̪.t̪e] 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 === “mercante”, 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