ragamuffin / torn
nounmasculine/ˈʁɔ.tu/medium
ro·to
Definition
A very poor, miserable, ragged person. // (As an adjective) that is broken, torn, or in bad condition.
In the city, you could see many paupers begging for alms.
The trousers were torn at the knees.
Common collocations
to live like a pauperragged clothesdown-and-out
Idiomatic expressions
- down at heel (shabby and poor)
- in tatters (in very bad condition)
Etymology
Do latim 'ruptus', particípio passado de 'rumpere' (partir, romper).