el mendrugo
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mendrugo

el mendrugo(
mehn
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droo
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goh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. crust of bread
El mendigo pedía comida, aunque solo fuera un mendrugo de pan.The homeless man was asking for food, even just a crust of bread.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
(thickhead)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. dimwit
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¡Serás mendrugo! Te dije que no era una fiesta de disfraces.You dimwit! I told you this wasn't a costume party!
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