chiche

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

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

Intj

I dare you!

Synonymes

avare

pingre

pauvre

maigre

juste

rapiat

mince

minutieux

parcimonieux

fin

🔚

petit

peu abondant

peu nombreux

clairsemé

radin

radine

rare

sobre

insuffisant

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃiʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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".