gagne-pain
French
Etymology
From gagner (“to win, earn”) + pain (“bread”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaɲ.pɛ̃/
Audio (file) - Homophone: gagne-pains
Noun
gagne-pain m (plural gagne-pain or gagne-pains)
- livelihood
- Synonym: subsistance f
- breadwinner
- Synonym: soutien de famille m
Further reading
- “gagne-pain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.