"de gorra" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

Etymology: From the custom at the University of Salamanca in the 16th century of rich students paying poor students for various tasks; the poor students were also invited to eat for free at banquets, where they stood out from the rich students by wearing simple caps (gorras). Etymology templates: {{m|es|gorra|gorras}} gorras Head templates: {{es-adv}} de gorra
  1. (idiomatic) on someone's dime, at the expense of someone else Wikipedia link: University of Salamanca Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: gorrear, gorrón
    Sense id: en-de_gorra-es-adv-Ob~-bXVA

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