chiche

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. mean, stingy
2. scanty, meagre, stingy
3. (colloquial, predicative) able, capable

Intj

I dare you!

Sinonieme

avare

pingre

pauvre

maigre

juste

rapiat

mince

minutieux

parcimonieux

fin

🔚

petit

peu abondant

peu nombreux

clairsemé

radin

radine

rare

sobre

insuffisant

Vertalings

stingy

cimri

hodri meydan

gierig

tacaño

pinti

بَخِيل

geizig

knauserig

knausrig

escasso

mezquino

gretto

knapp

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʃiʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old French: chiche

Verwante met Spaans: chico

Verwante met Katalaans: xic

In summary

Inherited from Old French chiche, possibly from or related to Latin ciccum, or alternatively an expressive or onomatopoetic expression (compare Spanish chico, Catalan xic). The interjection probably derives from the "capable" sense, suggesting in its usage "not capable".