comerciante

/komeɾˈsjante/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los comerciantes

Meaning

  1. merchant

    • El comerciante abre su tienda.

      The merchant opens his shop.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

mercader

comerciante is the standard, modern word for "merchant, trader"; mercader is more historical or literary, like a merchant in a fairy tale.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

comerciante

comerciante is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "merchant."

Portuguese

mercador

mercador is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "merchant."

Practice

1 What does comerciante mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ abre su tienda.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches comerciante?

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