mendiant
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editmendiant (plural mendiants)
- A traditional French Christmas confection, a chocolate disc studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the various mendicant monastic orders.
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom the present participle of mendier, corresponding to Latin mendīcantem. Compare English mendicant, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese mendicante.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmendiant m (plural mendiants, feminine mendiante)
- a beggar
- a traditional Christmas confection, a chocolate disc studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the various mendicant monastic orders
- a pastry from Alsace and Franche-Comté
Participle
editmendiant
Further reading
edit- “mendiant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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