a falta de pan, buenas son tortas
Spanish, proverb/a ˌfalta de ˌpan | ˌbwenas ˌson ˈtoɾtas/
a falta de pan, buenas son tortas is spelled A-F-A-L-T-A-D-E-P-A-N-B-U-E-N-A-S-S-O-N-T-O-R-T-A-S (26 letters). A falta de pan, buenas son tortas is a Spanish proverb meaning “beggars can't be choosers; half a loaf is better than none” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does a falta de pan, buenas son tortas mean in English?
proverb
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beggars can't be choosers; half a loaf is better than none
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce a falta de pan, buenas son tortas?
- /a ˌfalta de ˌpan | ˌbwenas ˌson ˈtoɾtas/
- [a ˌfal̪.t̪a ð̞e ˌpãn | ˌbwe.nas ˌsõn̪ ˈt̪oɾ.t̪as]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.