mezquino
Meaning
mezquinar
- to skimp; be stingy
- to dodge; get around
- to let off; let off the hook
Concepts
Synonyms
corto miserable
de miras estrechas
egoista
que no convida
sinónimo de verruga
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pichicato
cuentachiles
Translations
mesquinho
meschino
geizig
avare
mesquíFrequency
Hyphenated as
mez‧qui‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/meθˈkino/
Etymology
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.
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