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    Mendrugo (en. Crust of bread)

    /menˈðɾuɣo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A piece of hardened bread or fragment of bread that has been neglected.
    The mendrugo that was left over from dinner went to feed the ducks.
    El mendrugo que sobró de la cena fue a la comida de los patos.
    It refers to a person who is clumsy or foolish.
    Don't be a mendrugo, pay attention to what I'm saying.
    No seas mendrugo, presta atención a lo que te digo.
    An insignificant or contemptible part of something.
    I didn't keep a mendrugo of his fortune.
    No me quedé con un mendrugo de su fortuna.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'mendīcus' which means beggar.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be like a mendrugo
    To be very confused or distracted.
    estar como un mendrugo
    to give a mendrugo
    To offer a minimal amount, usually in a context of scarcity.
    dar un mendrugo
    to be a mendrugo
    To refer disparagingly to someone considered useless.
    ser un mendrugo

    Related Words

    crumb
    Soft part of the bread that remains inside after removing the crust.
    miga
    debris
    What remains of something that has lost value.
    despojo
    bread
    Basic food made from a dough of flour and water.
    pan

    Slang Meanings

    Very silly person or someone who doesn’t understand things.
    That mendrugo doesn’t even know how to get home.
    Ese mendrugo no sabe ni cómo llegar a su casa.
    Expression to refer to someone who does not cooperate.
    Don't be a mendrugo, help me with this task.
    No seas mendrugo, ayúdame con esta tarea.