can sen dono

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “ownerless dog”.

Noun

can sen dono m (plural cans sen dono)

1. stray dog

   Daquela pasabamos máis fame ca un can sen dono ― At that time we were hungrier than a stray dog.

2. (idiomatic, figurative) loner

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “can sen dono”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega