pordiosero

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Spanish

Etymology

Compound of por Dios, used to appeal for charity or alms, +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾdjoˈseɾo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: por‧dio‧se‧ro

Noun

pordiosero m (plural pordioseros, feminine pordiosera, feminine plural pordioseras)

  1. beggar (a person who begs)
    Synonyms: mendigo, mendicante, limosnero
    • 2013 January 13, Leonardo Tarifeño, “El "santo" de los delincuentes irrumpe en pleno Florida”, in La Nación:
      El pordiosero había dejado el breakdance y descansaba a un lado de un parlante mientras pedía una moneda.
      The beggar had stopped breakdancing and was resting next to a loudspeaker while he asked for a coin.

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