pan e porco

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “bread and pork”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaŋ eˈpɔɾkʊ]

Phrase

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

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