"matar el gusanillo" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Spanish]

Forms: mato el gusanillo [first-person, present, singular], maté el gusanillo [first-person, preterite, singular], matado el gusanillo [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “kill the [little] worm”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|kill the 􂀿little􂁀 worm}} “kill the [little] worm”, {{lit|kill the 􂀿little􂁀 worm}} Literally, “kill the [little] worm” Head templates: {{es-verb}} matar el gusanillo (first-person singular present mato el gusanillo, first-person singular preterite maté el gusanillo, past participle matado el gusanillo)
  1. (idiomatic) to keep hunger at bay, to keep someone going Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-matar_el_gusanillo-es-verb-J~oY6mLH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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