mendiant

English

Etymology

French mendiant

two mendiants

Noun

mendiant (plural mendiants)

1. A traditional French Christmas confection, a chocolate disc studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the various mendicant monastic orders.

Anagrams

• in tandem

French

Etymology

From the present participle of mendier, corresponding to Latin mendīcantem. Compare English mendicant, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese mendicante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.djɑ̃/

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Noun

mendiant m (plural mendiants, feminine mendiante)

1. a beggar
2. a traditional Christmas confection, a chocolate disc studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the various mendicant monastic orders
3. a pastry from Alsace and Franche-Comté

Participle

mendiant

1. present participle of mendier

Further reading

• “mendiant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.