con pan e viño faise o camiño

Galician

Alternative forms

• con pan e viño ándase o camiño, con pan e viño pásase o camiño

Etymology

Literally, “with bread and wine you make/walk the road”.

Proverb

con pan e viño faise o camiño

1. (idiomatic) you don't need a lot to make your way through life; also used emphatically/jokingly when eating or drinking

References

• “con pan e viño faise o camiño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.