mendiant
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mendiant (plural mendiants)
- A traditional French Christmas confection, a chocolate disc studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the various mendicant monastic orders.
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Etymology edit
From the present participle of mendier, corresponding to Latin mendīcantem. Compare English mendicant, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese mendicante.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mendiant 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 edit
mendiant
Further reading edit
- “mendiant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.