a pan pedir

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Galician

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Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. Literally, for bread asking.

Pronunciation

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a pan pedir

  1. (idiomatic) extremely poor; broke
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 691:
      de moy rricos que ante erã, agora son [tornados] muy pobres et a pã pedir
      from being very rich, that they were, now they have become very poor and broke
  2. (idiomatic) shameful
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 650:
      quantos á en esta çidade, todos serã despreçados et tornados a pam pedir.
      everyone in this city, all of them, will be despised and will become shameful / broke

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