mezquino

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. miserly, mean, stingy
2. petty, small-minded

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of mezquinar

mezquinar

1. to skimp; be stingy
2. to dodge; get around
3. to let off; let off the hook

Lees meer

Sinonieme

avaro

tacaño

corto miserable

miserable

avariento

ruin

intolerante

feo

fino

minucioso

pedante

verde

vil

agarrado

avaricioso

cicatero

de miras estrechas

desdeñable

despreciable

egoista

inmaduro

roñoso

que no convida

sinónimo de verruga

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tapado

pichicato

cuentachiles

cazurro

cruel

duro

economista

egoísta

escaso

estrecho

Vertalings

mesquinho

stingy

geizig

meschino

knauserig

avaro

mesquin

avare

mean

miserly

taccagno

tirchio

measly

dürftig

petty

Gekoppel as

mez‧qui‧no

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/meθˈkino/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old Spanish: mesquino

Verwante met Portugees: mesquinho

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish mesquino (“poor; beggar, homeless”), also attested in the medieval period as mezquino, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”). The sense of “stingy” developed in the early modern period. Compare Portuguese mesquinho.