gagne-pain

French

Etymology

From gagner (“to win, earn”) +‎ pain (“bread”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaɲ.pɛ̃/
Homophone: gagne-pains

Noun

gagne-pain m (plural gagne-pain or gagne-pains)

Synonyms

(livelihood): subsistance f
(breadwinner): soutien de famille m

Further reading

“gagne-pain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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