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Webster 1913 Edition
Mendiant
Definition 2024
mendiant
mendiant
English
Noun
mendiant (plural mendiants)
- A traditional French Christmas confection, a chocolate disc studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the various mendicant monastic orders.
- Obsolete form of mendinant.
French
Etymology
From the present participle of mendier, corresponding to Latin mendīcāns, mendīcāntem. Compare English mendicant, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese mendicante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑ̃.djɑ̃/
Noun
mendiant m (plural mendiants)
- 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
Verb
mendiant
- present participle of mendier