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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries露天商
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rotenshō
"その露天商は美味しいたこ焼きを売っていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who offers goods for sale to the public in a street or other public place without having a permanent built-up shop.
"A street vendor was selling hot roasted chestnuts on the corner of the busy avenue." - 2
An itinerant merchant operating from a portable stall, cart, or motor vehicle in urban areas.
"The local street vendors are famous for offering the most authentic and affordable local cuisine."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'street' (Old English 'strǣt', from Latin 'strata') combined with 'vendor', which entered English in the 15th century from Anglo-Norman 'vendre' (to sell), based on Latin 'vendere'. The compound term emerged in urban contexts during the Industrial Revolution to describe itinerant merchants selling goods in public thoroughfares.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Street vendor" is said worldwide
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vendeur ambulant
Transliteration: /vɑ̃.dœʁ ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃/
"Le vendeur ambulant proposait des crêpes chaudes près de la station de métro."
Straßenverkäufer
Transliteration: /ˈʃtʁaːsn̩fɛɐ̯ˌkɔɪ̯fɐ/
"Der Straßenverkäufer bot frische Brezeln an."
ambulante
Transliteration: /ambuˈlante/
"L'ambulante vendeva gelato fresco ai turisti."
vendedor ambulante
Transliteration: /ben.deˈðor am.buˈlan.te/
"El vendedor ambulante ofrecía tacos tradicionales en la esquina."
vendedor ambulante
Transliteration: /vẽ.deˈdoɾ ɐ̃.buˈlɐ̃.tʃi/
"O vendedor ambulante vendia água fresca na praia."
फेरीवाला
Transliteration: pherīvālā
"सड़क किनारे फेरीवाला गरम चाय बेच रहा था।"
小贩
Transliteration: xiǎofàn
"街头小贩正在售卖美味的特色小吃。"
노점상
Transliteration: no-jeom-sang
"길거리 노점상에서 떡볶이를 사 먹었습니다."
露天商
Transliteration: rotenshō
"その露天商は美味しいたこ焼きを売っていた。"
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