ganha-pão
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ganha + pão. Compare French gagne-pain.
Pronunciation
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- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɡɐ.ɲɐˈpɐ̃w̃/
- Hyphenation: ga‧nha‧pão
Noun
[edit]ganha-pão m (plural ganha-pães)
- breadwinner (primary income-earner in a household)
- one's job, profession, that pays the bills and puts food on the table
- the tool of a breadwinner