mendigar

Meaning

1. (intransitive, transitive) ask for alms
2. (transitive) request with instance; beseech; plead
3. (intransitive) be a beggar
4. (derogatory, informal, often) ask for something even if you don't need it

Concepts

beg

panhandle

Synonyms

esmolar

pedir

captar

pedir esmolar

Translations

mendier

betteln

mendigar

mendicare

bedelen

elemosinare

ζητιανεύω

pidolar

quêter

🔍

quémander

mendicare

petzen

bitten

اِسْتجْدى

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mẽ.d͡ʒiˈɡa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mendigar, semi-learned borrowing from Latin mendicāre.