Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marcantant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mar-can-tant
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Master, a marcantant or a pedant, / I know not what – but formal in apparel, / In gait and countenance surely like a father."

Etymology

From Italian mercatante. See merchant.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: mercatante

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does marcantant mean?: A merchant.
Where does marcantant come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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