Ambulante

/ˌæmbəˈlɑnteɪ/ noun

Definition

A street vendor or roving merchant, especially in Spanish or Latin American contexts; someone who travels selling goods.

Etymology

From Spanish/Italian 'ambulante,' derived from Latin 'ambulans' (walking, roving). The term describes merchants who literally walk from place to place selling wares.

Kelly Says

In cities across Latin America, ambulantes are street vendors who might have no permanent shop—they walk neighborhoods with carts or baskets, keeping the ancient tradition of traveling merchants alive!

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