morrer á miñoca

Galician

Alternative forms

vivir á mioca

Etymology

Literally, “to die as an earthworm”, as a derivation from vivir á miñoca (literally “to live as an earthworm”).

Verb

morrer á miñoca (first-person singular present morro á miñoca, first-person singular preterite morrín á miñoca, past participle morto á miñoca)

(idiomatic) to scrape by

References

“mioca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“morrer á miñoca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“morrer á miñoca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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