gagne-pain

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɲ.pɛ̃/

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• Homophone: gagne-pains

Noun

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

1. livelihood

   Synonym: subsistance f

   • 1958, Georges Brassens (lyrics and music), “Le Pornographe”:

     Aujourd’hui que mon gagne-pain / C’est de parler comme un turlupin

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2. breadwinner

   Synonym: soutien de famille m

Further reading

• “gagne-pain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.