pan e porco

pan e porco

Galician

Etymology

Literally "bread and pork".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaŋ eˈpɔɾkʊ]

Phrase

pan e porco

1. (idiomatic, dated) sustenance, nourishment
   • 1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio:

     Xa sei que meu pai,

     por probe en extremo,

     non tén pan e porco,

     nen tén un larengo

     I know that my father,

     because he's extremely poor,

     has no sustenance,

     not even a piglet

References

• “pan e porco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.