pedigüeño

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Spanish

Etymology

Literally, asker-ite, from pedir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pediˈɡweɲo/
  • Rhymes: -eɲo
  • Syllabification: pe‧di‧güe‧ño

Noun

pedigüeño m (plural pedigüeños, feminine pedigüeña, feminine plural pedigüeñas)

  1. sponger
    Synonyms: bolsero, cafiche, gorrón
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      »Los poetas, los grandes guerreros, los frailes, los teólogos, los hombres de inteligencia cultivada entrevén una sociedad mejor, vislumbran un mundo moral superior a aquel en que viven y se agitan los pedigüeños desnudos, los holgazanes pícaros y demás gente menuda.
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