mendigo
/menˈdiɣo/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los mendigos
Meaning
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beggar
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El mendigo pidió comida.
The beggar asked for food.
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Similar words
mendigo and pordiosero are close synonyms for "beggar"; pordiosero is more literary or old-fashioned, from "por Dios," for God's sake.
Practice
1 What does mendigo mean?
beggar
2 Fill the gap: El ___ pidió comida.
Full sentence: El mendigo pidió comida. (The beggar asked for food.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mendigo?
mendigo: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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