mercante

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mercantem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /merˈkan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: mer‧càn‧te

Noun

mercante m (plural mercanti, feminine mercantessa)

1. 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

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mercāns

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *merks

Latin merx

Latin mercor

Latin mercantemder.

Portuguese mercante

From Latin mercantem. Cognate with Italian mercante and Spanish mercante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [mehˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [mehˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /meɾˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʁˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [meχˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /meɻˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈkɐ̃.te/ [mehˈkɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨɾˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃t͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
• Hyphenation: mer‧can‧te

Adjective

mercante m or f (plural mercantes)

1. merchant

Noun

mercante m or f by sense (plural mercantes)

1. 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)

1. merchant

Noun

mercante m or f by sense (plural mercantes)

1. merchant

   Synonym: mercader

Derived terms

• buque mercante
• marina mercante
• marino mercante

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