mendigo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) beggar (person who begs for a living)
2. (masculine) a homeless person

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of mendigar

mendigar

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

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Concepts

beggar

mendicant

hobo

homeless

pauper

roofless

beggarwoman

almsman

spanger

bum

dispossessed

panhandler

Synonyms

pedinte

mendiga

sem-teto

sem-abrigo

Translations

mendigo

mendiant

bedelaar

Bettler

mendicante

captaire

dilenci

schooier

ζητιάνος

accattone

gueux

accattapane

mendicant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mẽˈd͡ʒi.ɡu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mendigo, from Latin mendīcus.