gagne-pain

French

Etymology

From gagner (“to win, earn”) +‎ pain (“bread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɲ.pɛ̃/
• Homophone: gagne-pains

Noun

gagne-pain m (plural gagne-pain or gagne-pains)

1. livelihood
2. breadwinner

Synonyms

• (livelihood): subsistance f
• (breadwinner): soutien de famille m

Further reading

• “gagne-pain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.