mendicante

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mendīcāntem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /men.diˈkan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: men‧di‧càn‧te

Adjective

mendicante (plural mendicanti)

  1. begging, mendicant

Noun

mendicante m or f by sense (plural mendicanti)

  1. beggar, mendicant
    Synonyms: pezzente, straccione

Participle

mendicante (plural mendicanti)

  1. present participle of mendicare

Latin

Participle

mendīcante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mendīcāns

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendīcantem.

Adjective

mendicante m or f (plural mendicantes)

  1. mendicant (depending on alms)
  2. mendicant (or or pertaining to a member of a religious order who begs)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendīcāns (genitive singular mendīcāntis).

Adjective

mendicante (plural mendicantes)

  1. (religion) mendicant (depending on alms)

Noun

mendicante m or f (plural mendicantes)

  1. beggar, mendicant

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