pan e porco

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “bread and pork”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈpaŋ eˈpɔɾkʊ]

Phrase[edit]

pan e porco

  1. (idiomatic, dated) sustenance, nourishment
    • 1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio:
      Xa sei que meu pai,
      por probe en extremo,
      non tén pan e porco,
      nen tén un larengo
      I know that my father,
      because he's extremely poor,
      has no sustenance,
      not even a piglet

References[edit]

  • “pan e porco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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