Similar words
mendigo
mendigo and pordiosero are close synonyms for "beggar"; pordiosero is more literary or old-fashioned, from "por Dios," for God's sake.
Similar in other languages
German
Bettler
Bettler is the German word for the same thing — both mean "beggar."
Portuguese
mendigo
mendigo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "beggar."
Practice
1 What does pordiosero mean?
beggar
2 Fill the gap: Un ___ pedía limosna.
Full sentence: Un pordiosero pedía limosna. (A beggar asked for alms.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches pordiosero?
pordiosero: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.