noun, masculine/mɑ̃.djɑ̃/plural: mendiants
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
From the present participle of mendier, corresponding to Latin mendīcantem. Compare English mendicant, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese mendicante.