marchand

See also: Marchand

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French marchedant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatantem, from the verb *mercatare, from Latin mercatus (“market”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃɑ̃/
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Adjective

marchand (feminine marchande, masculine plural marchands, feminine plural marchandes)

(relational) merchant; mercantile

Derived terms

Noun

marchand m (plural marchands, feminine marchande)

seller; vendor; merchant

Derived terms

See also

marché

Further reading

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

Middle French

Etymology

Old French marcheant.

Noun

marchand m (plural marchands)

vendor; seller

Descendants

French: marchand

References

marchand on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French marchand.

Noun

marchand m or f by sense (plural marchands)

art dealer

References

“marchand” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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